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vkhutex.exe

PDA Distribution LLC

The application vkhutex.exe by PDA Distribution has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from forces.premiolink-land.ru.
Publisher:
PDA Distribution LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
82618502c16099e50d67ef3b72194650

SHA-1:
6026f6416bd43f600736643ca09d7a43f6730e80

SHA-256:
4cd6da4652298e5c9b7d708f7bced67adbfc034ccd01a3cca4273e67a2b7f567

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 9:42:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PDADistribution (M)
16.3.6.0

File size:
294.9 KB (301,968 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PDA Distribution LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/5/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/6/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PDA Distribution LLC, O=PDA Distribution LLC, L=Moscow, S=Moscow region, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
073734171C2AD1B60C674267620A6C93

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:U6c3h9MwQudOZFImLPKsx+YUY3jeljZ/l4UnA8GMeo:7iMwQ9FfJx+eTelAUn1

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
E9, 7F, DC, 03, 00, C3, 8B, C0, C3, 8D, 40, 00, FF, 25, 24, F0, 43, 00, B8, 08, 10, 40, 00, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 81, C4, 5C, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 74, 24, 20, 7E, 14, C7, 05, FE, F0, 43, 00, 59, 5D, 01, 00, C7, 05, 99, F0, 43, 00, 50, 2D, 01, 00, BB, E1, 01, 00, 00, 01, C2, 89, 74, 24, DC, 85, DB, 74, 08, 89, 35, E0, F0, 43, 00, 89, D8, 83, EE, 02, 87, 44, 24, F4, 89, 1D, E1, F0, 43, 00, 89, 35, F3, F0, 43, 00, B8, 74, 19, 40, 00, 89, 45, FC, 33, C0, 89, 45, F8, C7, 45, F0, C1, 0C, 01, 00, 33, C0, 89, 45, EC, 8B, 45...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Xtreme-Protector v1.05

Code size:
248 KB (253,952 bytes)

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

http://forces.premiolink-land.ru/NTY7aHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRnMyLmZpbGUtc3BhY2Uub3JnJTJGZG93biUyRmUxU2VITmpnT1ElMkYxMzk2MDI5OTA1JTJGYzBtS2R2b2ZzaDdFd2JkNm5aRVNRdyUyRjcxNyUyRjAlMkY3MTclMkZWS0h1dGV4LnJhcjtkb3dubG9hZGVyVktIdXRleC5yYXI7cmFyOzE2NDkyMDU1

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