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vbc.exe

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The executable vbc.exe has been detected as malware by 25 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘Visual Basic’. Accoriding to the detections, it is a variant of Zbot (Zeus), a trojan that attempts to steal confidential information (online credentials, and banking details) from a compromised computer and send it to online criminals via a command-and-control server.
Publisher:
uTorrent

Product:
uTorrent

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
199509b0be25803536c34fad8d128f34

SHA-1:
1a30947c04898ff068891063302f1ecd75a831d2

SHA-256:
24bcb0cf4896f69b981d76653139d5eab497a9ba0de088f893c8b11e56511053

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
8/7/2025 1:17:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.8840617
267

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BlackShades.A.45
7.11.141.188

avast!
AutoIt:MalOb-J [Trj]
2014.9-160513

AVG
Generic7_c
2017.0.2745

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Injector
4.0.3.16513

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.8840617
1.0.20.670

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18066

Dr.Web
BackDoor.Andromeda.22
9.0.1.0134

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.8840617
8.16.05.13.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Injector.Autoit.HE (variant)
10.9648

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Injector_Autoit.HH!tr
5/13/2016

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.8840617
11.2016-13-05_6

G Data
Trojan.Generic.8840617
16.5.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Scarsi
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11684

Malwarebytes
Trojan.Zbot.AI
v2016.05.13.05

McAfee
Artemis!199509B0BE25
5600.6401

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.8840617
17.0.0.402

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Andromeda.bmvwsn
0.28.0.59048

Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.DIEZH
11.20160513

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.8840617
14.04.07.01

Sophos
Troj/DarkKom-A
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBCREH
7.2.134

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.RCBCREH
10.465.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28115

File size:
2.1 MB (2,252,641 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
uTorrent

Trademarks:
uTorrent

Original file name:
autoit.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\vbc.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/29/2012 1:32:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:aJZoQrbTFZY1iaWG3MapXCu/n2mxgKY4D2S48DEL73Chwx8:atrbTA1V3lpXhNgKY4D2SXDEL73Chwx8

Entry address:
0x165C1

Entry point:
E8, 16, 90, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A0, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 1C, 83, 3D, 24, 97, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, DD, 03, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 14, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 29, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, 40, 67, 41, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83, E0, 03, 03, C8...
 
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Code size:
514 KB (526,336 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Visual Basic

Command:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\vbc.exe


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

http://store1.data.bg/43641175d0596cd0802916f20fd23342/.../uTorrent 3.3 Final.exe

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