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windows 8 activator.exe

The application windows 8 activator.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install. The file has been seen being downloaded from doc-00-04-docs.googleusercontent.com.
MD5:
e57a141d7dc402c90e2e664ee91bb8fa

SHA-1:
a0a5657aa7270e8e70e6a68ad31383171642457f

SHA-256:
6c69647e19998aa070bd4b6585e192e88ac3488ee7183808694198ed57f21b71

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/8/2024 2:13:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Malware/Gen.Generic
2016.01.05

Bkav FE
HW32.Packed
1.3.0.7400

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Generic
14.0.0.688

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize
v2016.02.09.11

File size:
2.8 MB (2,900,657 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\windows 8 activator.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/31/2011 11:14:13 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:zQ7EEP3fkYHRKuxael1/p4elEZ+uP5yKN9GSnj/xHGbCL0v5rGA7mzqV0zhrlt89:zQ7EEPF/x/R4VRhrGS0eLclGdU0zBlm9

Entry address:
0x1D20

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 28, 21, 40, 00, 68, A0, 1E, 40, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 68, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, 33, DB, 89, 5D, FC, 6A, 02, FF, 15, 88, 20, 40, 00, 59, 83, 0D, 54, 35, 40, 00, FF, 83, 0D, 58, 35, 40, 00, FF, FF, 15, 84, 20, 40, 00, 8B, 0D, CC, 32, 40, 00, 89, 08, FF, 15, 80, 20, 40, 00, 8B, 0D, C8, 32, 40, 00, 89, 08, A1, 7C, 20, 40, 00, 8B, 00, A3, 5C, 35, 40, 00, E8, 10, 01, 00, 00, 39, 1D, BC, 32, 40, 00, 75, 0C, 68, 9C, 1E, 40, 00, FF, 15, 78, 20...
 
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Entropy:
7.9955

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
4 KB (4,096 bytes)

The file windows 8 activator.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://doc-00-04-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/ha0ro937gcuc7l7deffksulhg5h7mbp1/nk26cvib0u40nvi3s4cc4i101l7lkomk/1424080800000/08786061292528027406/.../0B-EthI79WXHNcDFVRHVHeDRjekE?e=download

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