The Activator.exe (WinGup for Notepad++) File Analysis

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Activator.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name	Activator.exe
File Type	Win32 EXE
Magic Bytes	`PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows`
SSDEEP Hash	98304:Kcx8xA5hNPmCt+A543tXI1iG4gteLyePgoHZpO5W3eMdasVvn16TF1gjiFAZH6cU:zx8Jd9b6TMb4dNMubZvn4k
Scanner Version	1.0.151.174
Database Version	2023-12-17 23:01:22 UTC

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Suspicious File Detected

Detected by 8 security engines - requires caution

This file requires additional checking for potential threats. Based on suspicious indicators, we will soon add it to our virus database.

11%

Detection Rate

9,119,437

File Size (bytes)

8/72

Engines Detected

2023-12-17

Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type	Value	Action
MD5	6fc3d3546ad2adc8a46b72cf74516739
SHA1	2b4b4b21e86db28ef54e24792844042337c489fa
SHA256	8fa78dbec691f39f25b4a7d7c4cdaa9138099f3bfadf9134bab17e5e7a822ecc
SHA512	5fe1bfe0b35c30a994f34c2241a365b2f076c9761fc934861f04ae65245ccbef6c96789e1e8603e59c0c39c74e47ffe3d52b606af0744c0c885752c145e2ac85
ImpHash	e701e8ef4e4dc8123b85c54c8532abb5

Security Engines with Detections (8 of 72)

Bkav

W64.AIDetectMalware Malicious

Cybereason

malicious.1e86db Malicious

ESET-NOD32

Win64/Filesponger.H Malicious

TrendMicro

TrojanSpy.Win64.VIPERSOFTX.SMTH Malicious

Ikarus

Trojan.Win64.Filesponger Malicious

Webroot

W32.Malware.Gen Malicious

Google

Detected Malicious

Fortinet

W64/Filesponger.H!tr Malicious

64 engines reported no threats - Only engines with detections are shown above for clarity

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Image Base	`0x140000000`
Entry Point	`0x140038e08`
Compilation Time	2022-04-14 16:28:42
Checksum	0x000f9cab (Actual: 0x008b9791)
OS Version	6.0
PEiD Signatures	`PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows`
Digital Signature	The expected hash does not match the digest in SpcInfo
Imports	6 libraries libcurl, COMCTL32, SHLWAPI, KERNEL32, USER32, SHELL32
Exports	0 functions
Resources	6 Resources
Sections	6 Sections

Digital Signatures

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DigiCert Assured ID Root CA	DigiCert Inc (US)
DigiCert Trusted Root G4	DigiCert, Inc. (US)
DigiCert Trusted Root G4	DigiCert, Inc. (US)
DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA	DigiCert, Inc. (US)
DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1	Notepad++ (FR)

Version Information

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Translation	0x0409 0x04b0
CompanyName	Don HO [email protected]
FileDescription	WinGup for Notepad++
FileVersion	5.23
InternalName	gup.exe
LegalCopyright	Copyright 2018 by Don HO
OriginalFilename	gup.exe
ProductName	WinGup for Notepad++
ProductVersion	5.23

PE Sections

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Name	Virtual Address	Virtual Size	Raw Size	Entropy	Characteristics	MD5
`.text`	`0x00001000`	681,952 bytes	681,984 bytes	6.47 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`09438F54964D3EB727678E6188371CEF`
`.rdata`	`0x000a8000`	222,232 bytes	222,720 bytes	4.90 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`1221291200FD1A48EF50A53C80452568`
`.data`	`0x000df000`	27,028 bytes	18,432 bytes	4.26 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE`	`722B209EEC53E10639A67D27EF47EF7C`
`.pdata`	`0x000e6000`	31,608 bytes	31,744 bytes	5.96 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`56B673A4ED5639026CB9733D1E76175C`
`.rsrc`	`0x000ee000`	3,392 bytes	3,584 bytes	4.05 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`A1F69B302EE7D4684F811F577EB64645`
`.reloc`	`0x000ef000`	6,668 bytes	7,168 bytes	5.34 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`3DC962E67B7FD3823721F561F880D0EC`

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 6 (2,986 bytes)

Resource Type	Count	Total Size	Percentage
RT_DIALOG	4	1,380 bytes	46.2%
RT_VERSION	1	738 bytes	24.7%
RT_MANIFEST	1	868 bytes	29.1%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate #1

Subject	DigiCert Trusted Root G4 DigiCert Inc US
Issuer	DigiCert Assured ID Root CA
Serial Number	`1516373402409301898457830903294251968`

Certificate #2

Subject	DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA DigiCert, Inc. US
Issuer	DigiCert Trusted Root G4
Serial Number	`9586110043380832440035821245782711899`

Certificate #3

Subject	DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1 DigiCert, Inc. US
Issuer	DigiCert Trusted Root G4
Serial Number	`11533403529598586876501374841704918745`

Certificate #4

Subject	DigiCert Timestamp 2022 - 2 DigiCert, Inc. US
Issuer	DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA
Serial Number	`13927251897073529254730216701512030109`

Certificate #5

Subject	Notepad++ Notepad++ FR
Issuer	DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1
Serial Number	`4872414330473945572429479197100848202`

Certificate Verification Status

The expected hash does not match the digest in SpcInfo

Recommendation: Verify the file source and ensure it comes from a trusted publisher.

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Proactive Protection

8 antivirus engines detected potential threats. This could be a false positive, especially for system tools or packed software. Verify the file source and check if it's digitally signed by a trusted publisher.

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