home

vertcoin-setup.exe

Vertcoin

Vertcoin project

The executable vertcoin-setup.exe has been detected as malware by 2 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.vertcoin.org and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Vertcoin project

Product:
Vertcoin

Version:
0.8.6.2

MD5:
8472343c40214c6c97c4c84853d33b73

SHA-1:
47afed888af6e1604c0e0a2c5ea629b60b4466fe

SHA-256:
502fe0878f415cc78f46f1df6af1433b3d4058fcf634ed83d977abd3c2d21c4f

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Malware

Explanation:
This is part of the Crossrider Internet browser extension framework which may modify the user's web browser settings including changing the home and search pages.

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 12:38:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Panda Antivirus
Suspicious file
14.03.29.06

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
16.11.29.14

File size:
9.7 MB (10,140,191 bytes)

Product version:
0.8.6.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vertcoin-setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2012 12:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:98/WNiLEd3aZthENSp7hyLyc3LbdVK1hva2kthvJ1d0LOc/FDCQQKkX:9DhEZt0SJclQ1820hvVId/5FQKc

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 93, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 94, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 94, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 7B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 7B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 94, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
[+]

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

The file vertcoin-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.vertcoin.org/.../Vertcoin-setup.exe

http://vertcoin.org/.../Vertcoin-setup.exe

Remove vertcoin-setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.