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PaladinVPN.exe Trojan Malgent Analysis

Updated 1 year ago
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PaladinVPN.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name PaladinVPN.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Scanner Version 1.0.177.174
Database Version 2024-05-23 20:00:15 UTC
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Trojan.Win32.Malgent.bot

Malware family: Malgent

N/A
Detection Rate
2,368,480
File Size (bytes)
2024-05-23
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
9917fa268302b8fa0031451db2f40ece
SHA1
51e2b715eaa15c4cb197a717abb8d620f0f158b1
SHA256
ae7506c5ac2f0428def9e167a3189f02f259666a0cd94c6aa0a0c04d110cace9
SHA512
48f270c0cf23571acc176f095f81e40f6c8c6f5b68fc147b5bb8ed17e6e1e021d0edca6386a866e4637801489613a355244247081ae7e15b3b2eb4b55a8333f4
ImpHash
9c0f2b13a118574a9cda115893710d61

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 55cf4862909f77389ee7802f719504e5
Fuzzy: 56580da65dba8c5b3e29288b4cfdc502
dHash: 96e0d8e8a4dce831
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x00eafbe0
Compilation Time 2024-05-03 16:24:07
Checksum 0x0024d7b6 (Actual: 0x0024d7b6)
OS Version 5.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Digital Signature OK
Imports 15 libraries
Exports 3 functions
Resources 90 Resources
Sections 3 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Ledger Media Ltd
FileDescription PaladinVPN
FileVersion 2.1.3.102
InternalName PaladinVPN_Mini_Setup.exe
LegalCopyright Copyright © 2022 Ledger Media Ltd. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename PaladinVPN_Mini_Setup.exe
ProductName PaladinVPN
ProductVersion 2.1.3.102
Translation 0x0409 0x04e4

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
UPX0 0x00001000 9,216,000 bytes 0 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E
UPX1 0x008cb000 1,990,656 bytes 1,989,120 bytes 8.00 (Packed/Encrypted) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE CC9F822D6EE927C1DC7A545818E0CCE7
.rsrc 0x00ab1000 372,736 bytes 369,152 bytes 3.15 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE B20BEA7B1853265A8ABC0F64A88796E6
Entropy Analysis Alert

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

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 90 (6,317,096 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
SSLLIB 2 1,777,808 bytes
28.1%
TESTDATA 1 42 bytes
0%
UNICODEDATA 6 191,535 bytes
3%
RT_CURSOR 7 2,156 bytes
0%
RT_ICON 5 360,328 bytes
5.7%
RT_STRING 51 66,324 bytes
1%
RT_RCDATA 8 3,916,339 bytes
62%
RT_GROUP_CURSOR 7 140 bytes
0%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 76 bytes
0%
RT_VERSION 1 840 bytes
0%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,508 bytes
0%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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No Digital Signatures

This file is not digitally signed.

Security Implications:
  • Cannot verify the publisher's identity
  • Increased security risk when running this file
  • May trigger security warnings on some systems

⚠ This file either lacks a digital signature or the certificate chain could not be verified
Exercise caution when executing unsigned files from unknown sources

Certificate Verification Status

OK

Trojan.Win32.Malgent.bot Removal

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Removal Instructions

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  6. If prompted, restart your system to complete the removal process and ensure all threats are eliminated.
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