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applicationhosting.exe

The executable applicationhosting.exe has been detected as malware by 37 anti-virus scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “ApplicationHosting”. 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.
MD5:
b11067d42989974e860726aca8444e29

SHA-1:
9ee4b07a0562650491b031bc8577df3bc2b55d6b

SHA-256:
4d235e1eab5916f6b1030d9e6945cfdb295d8382db2c7f03eef221e156cce743

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 3:04:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
5754040

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.BL
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2015.10.25

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Ramnit.A
8.3.2.2

Arcabit
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.0.585

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
151022-0

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4355

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.151025

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.1490

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.7383

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.gen
23471

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
5.14.151

G Data
Win32.Sality
15.10.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Nimnul
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.212.17641

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Virus.W32/Ramnit.a
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.209.158.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
16.0.0.894

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.beygb
0.30.26.3947

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
15.10.23.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
15.10.25.02

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
10.15.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Virus.Sality!1.A09C[F1]
23.00.65.151023

Sophos
Virus 'Mal/Sality-D'
5.20

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
PE_VIRUX.R
7.2.298

Trend Micro
PE_VIRUX.R
10.465.25

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakc
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4726519
44732

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.Gen.A[h]
2014.3.20.0

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Sality.Win32.25
2.0.0.2472

File size:
988 KB (1,011,712 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\applicationhosting\applicationhosting.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/30/1999 1:08:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:x4BY8l3URYVKJ5wSjeWLJhSxsAcUzHYsQazDDasesbRgLxRMjZFblJBkDNGea6HV:QlKYsJqSjeWQd3eslQRM19TB+NGeauMc

Entry address:
0xE97C3

Entry point:
8B, D7, 68, 42, 1B, D3, 00, 68, AC, 18, 16, 00, 69, CD, EE, 0A, D1, 06, F2, 43, 55, 68, 4D, A3, DD, 00, 86, DB, 8D, 35, 8B, 3F, 5B, 50, B9, D2, 25, C8, 4B, F2, 68, 9C, 5D, 0F, 00, 48, 0F, AF, D2, F7, C5, 35, 14, DD, 46, E8, 23, 00, 00, 00, 33, D1, 0F, BF, DE, 8D, 1D, 4C, 5C, C5, FC, 73, 06, 8A, DA, 86, FE, 8B, DA, 8D, 0D, F6, F7, 34, 43, 53, 39, EB, 5D, 0F, AF, C8, 48, 2C, 10, 69, F9, CA, AB, 8E, 89, F2, 0F, BF, CA, FE, C6, F7, C1, 6C, FC, BD, EE, 75, 02, FE, CA, 8D, 0D, BE, 35, 0F, 00, 81, DB, 7C, 5D, 92...
 
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Entropy:
6.5497

Code size:
366.5 KB (375,296 bytes)

Service
Display name:
ApplicationHosting

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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