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vmwaretoolsupgrader9x.exe

VMware Tools

VMware, Inc.

The executable vmwaretoolsupgrader9x.exe, “VMware Tools Upgrader” has been detected as malware by 37 anti-virus scanners. 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:
VMware Tools

Description:
VMware Tools Upgrader

Version:
7.7.0 build-732219

MD5:
4fd5874d214d0d000778979cb6dd10c6

SHA-1:
1e5ef569428b40f16001f6e7a296976e3f84113c

SHA-256:
81eafa00599b76a397e0a0f16717e8fdc738b25c69388f3b177cc4c668cd9ed2

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 12:50:32 AM 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
150129-1

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

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
15.03.06.05

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:
275.1 KB (281,680 bytes)

Product version:
7.7.0 build-732219

Copyright:
Copyright © 1998-2010 VMware, Inc.

Original file name:
upgrader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\vmware\vmware workstation\tools-upgraders\vmwaretoolsupgrader9x.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/30/2012 12:06:30 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:vNg/9sMZAdzWd5Y6fKLTYZ1Z/Pmvl4c8hdsqjp6RlCBUXz4pcJQl8B8WlHOiQVw9:lgVsIiKBjBPmvlMsqjp7Sz4slHfe5XvU

Entry address:
0x177F1

Entry point:
81, FF, 9F, 9C, 00, 00, 70, 0A, 87, F7, C7, C6, A5, 02, B4, 1E, FE, CB, C7, C1, A3, 1E, 20, 68, 88, CD, C6, C4, CF, 0F, BF, CF, 68, 7E, 59, 73, 00, 31, FB, BB, 86, 9A, EF, F5, 88, D7, 68, 86, FB, 82, 00, 00, CF, BA, 8A, 05, B6, FE, 84, D5, E8, 46, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 5E, 8A, F0, 4A, C7, C1, 8B, 8C, B1, 71, 09, D8, 8A, F5, 81, C6, 0C, 07, 00, 00, 74, 08, 8D, 1D, E3, CC, 09, 5A, 8A, E6, 81, EE, 0B, 07, 00, 00, 10, DD, 80, F4, 76, 8A, E4, 8B, CF, B9, 00, ED, 1F, 45, 69, EB, 28, 97, D2, 03, 81, FE, DA, 0D, 00...
 
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Code size:
144 KB (147,456 bytes)

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