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usbformattoolsetup.exe

USB Disk Storage Format Tool

Authorsoft Corporation

The executable usbformattoolsetup.exe, “USB Disk Storage Format Tool Setup ” has been detected as malware by 11 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.authorsoft.com.
Publisher:
Authorsoft Corporation

Product:
USB Disk Storage Format Tool

Description:
USB Disk Storage Format Tool Setup

Version:
5.1

MD5:
76d7f7fae5f0f0e5badcdcbba091b290

SHA-1:
09b11e7d6e1cc5abbbc445f83c3cdc92170f988d

SHA-256:
5841fd39087c6f05ddaffee3b04d0e8946106a222c843aac027fa0686b20940c

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:30:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
160518-2

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4568

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
11.5.0.6191

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/Virut.AI!Generic
4.6.5.141

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.223.1443.0

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
19.05.2016 01:04:49

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4758034
29708

File size:
612 KB (626,641 bytes)

Product version:
5.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2006-2014 Authorsoft Corporation

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\usbformattoolsetup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Vnak3LqlKgKqJ9tlW1zZrmAYsjMPZw+V773GF4O2DnM2xk/O2C:Vna0LqlKgjUzZrlDjp+t3GQJxkTC

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
57, 68, 47, 50, 37, 00, 3D, 1C, C4, 00, 00, 71, 0C, 8D, 15, E4, BF, CA, 91, 69, F2, 57, 43, A3, 58, 47, 89, C6, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 5F, 8B, F3, F6, C1, 52, FE, C4, BB, C9, 55, 05, 00, 14, 7C, 81, F3, 82, 50, 05, 00, 0F, 6E, CF, 3B, F1, 76, 04, 4D, 0F, AF, EE, 89, FE, 4D, 8B, F7, FF, C5, 33, D6, 0F, 7E, CE, 88, CD, 12, EB, 81, C6, 4F, 99, 00, 00, 0F, AF, D7, 81, C6, 5A, 06, 00, 00, 8D, 05, 6F, 3F, 5E, 0D, C6, C1, AB, 87, C3, 81, FD, 9F, A0, 00, 00, 77, 02, 43, 4A, 68, 76, 93, 00, 00, 81, FD, 12, 48, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9566  (probably packed)

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file usbformattoolsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.authorsoft.com/USBFormatToolSetup.exe

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