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uninstall.exe

VMware, Inc.

The executable uninstall.exe, “VMware Software Installer” has been detected as malware by 35 anti-virus scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc. Infected by an entry-point obscuring polymorphic file infector which will create a peer-to-peer botnet and receives URLs of additional files to download.
Publisher:
VMware, Inc.

Product:
<fill in installer name with buildInputs.h or -pn>

Description:
VMware Software Installer

Version:
1.1.2 build-00000

MD5:
adecf0527fe656189a522d9990c19eb5

SHA-1:
fe9ad033969a530519695d9a0e1a417655090fe5

SHA-256:
ce661e5ca856511895c223fd91fcc36c7a7f18efef7a84084d523f03f8c13781

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:45:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
6764508

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.BL
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2015.03.06

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
7.11.214.42

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
150101-1

AVG
Win32/Sality
2014.0.4257

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.1536

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.325

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.gen
21311

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Sality
15.3.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Sality
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.200.15179

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.543

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
16.8.708.2

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.193.1548.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
16.0.0.195

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.beygb
0.30.0.296

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
15.03.06.01

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
3.15.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.KUKU.kt!1591113
23.00.65.15304

Sophos
Virus 'Mal/Sality-D'
5.11

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.0.11479

Trend Micro House Call
PE_SALITY.RL
7.2.65

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.06

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakc
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
37788

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.N[h]
2014.3.20.0

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Sality.Win32.20
2.0.0.2089

File size:
1000 KB (1,024,008 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.2 build-00000

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 1998-2013 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
bootstrapper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\application data\vmware\vmware workstation\uninstaller\uninstall.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/22/2013 7:14:26 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:vUPH+Joy3PhL1YanmnakTjwpFczzYsILeuMyaVjcOD/WKWHl:wXkZYah53uYHIpKHl

Entry address:
0x3DB30

Entry point:
F3, 80, C1, EE, F6, C5, 97, 29, D3, 1D, CD, 1F, 50, 2D, B7, 4F, 69, FE, 36, 54, C1, BC, 35, 94, 18, 49, A6, 81, FA, A0, 44, 00, 00, 3B, CB, 52, 55, 4D, EB, 09, 69, D6, 19, 39, 2C, C4, C6, C1, 19, 68, 51, 97, 4F, 00, 57, 34, 78, 69, F0, B0, 8A, 33, B2, FE, C7, E8, 20, 00, 00, 00, C6, C3, FE, BB, 66, 3E, 6D, B8, FE, C1, 86, EB, 00, C9, 8A, F0, 05, 86, BD, 0A, 00, 81, F1, 17, AB, 8B, 0E, 2D, AB, 21, 0A, 00, EB, 06, 81, F8, D2, B7, 35, BB, 01, CE, 03, D2, C7, C3, BA, 20, 3A, FB, BD, 12, 00, 00, 00, 71, 06, 87...
 
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Code size:
620 KB (634,880 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
VMware Workstation

Display publisher:
VMware, Inc

Display version:
10.0.0

Uninstall string:
"C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Workstation\Uninstaller\\uninstall.exe" -x -S "C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Workstation\Uninstaller\"


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