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armsvc.exe

Adobe Acrobat Update Service

Adobe Systems Incorporated

The executable armsvc.exe has been detected as malware by 14 anti-virus scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Adobe Acrobat Update Service”. 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:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Product:
Adobe Acrobat Update Service

Version:
1.824.16.1310

MD5:
5a8f9705b6c688052ad97b880c724670

SHA-1:
6d59fed347943afe410d7102cae26065cbd3ca1f

SHA-256:
3b46b0483b6ccbc3c87d3db1d9b23a26cdbdeb81c4e2d66118e93ac9a99762ff

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
5/6/2024 2:09:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Kukacka
160203-1

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4489

Boost by Reason
Optional.AdobeSystemsorporated.Service
188838

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
5.15.21

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.213.5352.0

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
03.02.2016 07:38:05

Sophos
Virus 'Mal/Sality-D'
5.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
46842

File size:
7.6 MB (7,995,392 bytes)

Product version:
1.824.16.1310

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
armsvc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\common files\adobe\arm\1.0\armsvc.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/29/2015 8:42:02 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:5HfyfDOeGtRo7OYsukRakDkSP+VxVsAF+Q6M7jjikgBI8y:pyfDpGw7OYsVVAK+bxh6M/j8W8y

Entry address:
0x7BA0

Entry point:
60, 87, DB, 81, FD, 97, 9F, 00, 00, 71, 03, 0F, BB, D2, 0F, AD, D0, EB, 09, 0F, BA, FB, 92, 46, 0F, BA, E8, 54, 69, F5, F3, 5C, 74, 2A, FE, CE, 3A, C1, 22, C1, D1, D5, 0F, BA, F0, 53, 3D, 82, F5, A6, 41, 85, D5, 0F, A5, F5, 4D, 0F, CD, 0F, BC, ED, 33, C0, 0F, AC, DD, 81, 89, FD, F7, C2, 17, 6E, 92, 16, 33, C0, F7, DD, 0F, B7, E8, C7, C5, 15, F2, 20, D6, 01, D5, 33, D2, 81, CD, 49, 24, 4E, 58, 03, D0, FF, C5, 3D, C7, C4, 00, 00, 73, 09, 30, D8, BD, 7D, 5E, E4, 5C, 24, 1A, 52, 0F, BF, C2, 5E, 2B, EB, F3, B8...
 
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Entropy:
0.2724

Code size:
47 KB (48,128 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Adobe Acrobat Update Service

Service name:
AdobeARMservice

Description:
Adobe Acrobat Updater keeps your Adobe software up to date.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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