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The tdsskiller.exe (TDSS rootkit removing tool) File Analysis

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tdsskiller.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name tdsskiller.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.250.174
Database Version 2026-07-09 22:00:14 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
5,054,744
File Size (bytes)
2026-07-09
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
ff1eff0e0f1f2eabe1199ae71194e560
SHA1
3b035da6c69f9b05868ffe55d7a267d098c6f290
SHA256
2d823c8b6076e932d696e8cb8a2c5c5df6d392526cba8e39b64c43635f683009
SHA512
cfe89198e9d5d490a7cbbe7acbc99e492841f46f0cf6dd990568726df6e6f295cfe2ff832032beee4eb228ed9f8885615bdebd14d2b6969c008dd9b3122a559d
ImpHash
95840656814dcf833c50394027d5a026

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 63ed0c24b57411c23dc8aa46e2969b00
Fuzzy: 3772edfa42e8bd174708b293d6c0d6b0
dHash: a7d5e96553356763
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x00403200
Compilation Time 2015-12-11 18:13:14
Checksum 0x004ddc81 (Actual: 0x004ddc81)
OS Version 5.1
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
PDB Path C:\Perforce\All\virlab\anti_rootkit\research\KlDropper\Release\KlDropper.pdb
Digital Signature OK
Imports 3 libraries
RPCRT4, KERNEL32, ADVAPI32
Exports 0 functions
Resources 11 Resources
Sections 5 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName AO Kaspersky Lab
LegalCopyright © 1997-2019 AO Kaspersky Lab.
LegalTrademarks Kaspersky™ Anti-Virus ® is registered trademark of AO Kaspersky Lab.
ProductName TDSSKiller
ProductVersion 3.1.0.28
FileVersion 3.1.0.28
FileDescription TDSS rootkit removing tool
InternalName TDSSKiller
OriginalFilename TDSSKiller.exe
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 75,423 bytes 75,776 bytes 6.61 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 6AB84593F913F253FC40F140908D0454
.rdata 0x00014000 29,002 bytes 29,184 bytes 5.21 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ AEB8904FBD70EE2C24B612713D8CE8DA
.data 0x0001c000 5,076 bytes 2,560 bytes 2.39 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 2966B67C08C1B7B7673DE875A9F992FF
.rsrc 0x0001e000 4,851,264 bytes 4,851,712 bytes 8.00 (Packed/Encrypted) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 17F02EE9AC7D19E63749F6B4AF240DEA
.reloc 0x004bf000 4,364 bytes 4,608 bytes 6.42 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 213204728382A75147C72C5BFA838A8B
Entropy Analysis Alert

1 section(s) with high entropy (≥7.5) detected - possible packing/encryption

1 section(s) with elevated entropy (≥6.5) - possible compression

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 11 (4,850,597 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_ICON 7 10,616 bytes
0.2%
RT_RCDATA 1 4,837,808 bytes
99.7%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 104 bytes
0%
RT_VERSION 1 952 bytes
0%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,117 bytes
0%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product TDSSKiller
Description TDSS rootkit removing tool
File Version 3.1.0.28
Original Name TDSSKiller.exe
Signing Date 06:14 PM 04/09/2019 (2648 days ago)
Verification Status Signed
Signers Kaspersky Lab; DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1; DigiCert
Counter Signers Symantec Time Stamping Services Signer - G4; Symantec Time Stamping Services CA - G2; Thawte Timestamping CA
Internal Name TDSSKiller
Copyright © 1997-2019 AO Kaspersky Lab.
Certificate Chain Summary
Symantec Time Stamping Services CA - G2 #1 Primary
Validity Period: 2012-12-21 00:00:00 → 2020-12-30 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 7E 93 EB FB 7C C6 4E 59 EA 4B 9A 77 D4 06 FC 3B
Symantec Time Stamping Services Signer - G4 #2 Chain
Validity Period: 2012-10-18 00:00:00 → 2020-12-29 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 0E CF F4 38 C8 FE BF 35 6E 04 D8 6A 98 1B 1A 50
Kaspersky Lab #3 Chain
Validity Period: 2017-06-02 00:00:00 → 2020-07-08 12:00:00
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 0F 9D 91 C6 AB A8 6F 4E 54 CB B9 EF 57 E6 83 46
DigiCert High Assurance EV Root CA #4 Chain
Validity Period: 2011-04-15 19:45:33 → 2021-04-15 19:55:33
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 61 20 4D B4 00 00 00 00 00 27
DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1 #5 Chain
Validity Period: 2011-02-11 12:00:00 → 2026-02-10 12:00:00
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 02 C4 D1 E5 8A 4A 68 0C 56 8D A3 04 7E 7E 4D 5F
Kaspersky Lab #6 Chain
Validity Period: 2017-06-16 00:00:00 → 2020-09-13 12:00:00
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 07 F9 D8 0B 85 CE FF 7E E3 F5 8D C5 94 FE 66 B6
DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2) #7 Chain
Validity Period: 2012-04-18 12:00:00 → 2027-04-18 12:00:00
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 03 F1 B4 E1 5F 3A 82 F1 14 96 78 B3 D7 D8 47 5C
Symantec SHA256 TimeStamping CA #8 Chain
Validity Period: 2016-01-12 00:00:00 → 2031-01-11 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 7B 05 B1 D4 49 68 51 44 F7 C9 89 D2 9C 19 9D 12
Symantec SHA256 TimeStamping Signer - G2 #9 Chain
Validity Period: 2017-01-02 00:00:00 → 2028-04-01 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 54 58 F2 AA D7 41 D6 44 BC 84 A9 7B A0 96 52 E6
Symantec SHA256 TimeStamping Signer - G3 #10 Chain
Validity Period: 2017-12-23 00:00:00 → 2029-03-22 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 7B D4 E5 AF BA CC 07 3F A1 01 23 04 22 41 4D 12

✓ This file has been digitally signed and the certificate chain has been verified

  • The signature ensures file integrity and authenticity from the publisher
  • Timestamping proves when the signature was applied
Certificate Verification Status

OK

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