The Next exe File Malware Analysis

Technical Analysis

File Name	Next.exe
File Type	PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Scanner Version	1.0.216.174
Database Version	2025-05-07 21:00:15 UTC

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File Identification

Hash Type	Value	Action
MD5	8c629196b5c9dda4cda80e7445cce538
SHA1	d38b2b23b4fd0cc8a6dc7d415e051956afa615ce
SHA256	e4987c7fb1e09117cf88c58abb124f607effe308a0390c5767eb861c2a1b097c
SHA512	8dc1066f52d22dd3f42333ad8b7ac2872674d00d114cf949ff9db4b13a5e43ca45ef87dc954c9c11d5a91b2b4839b3ad37cf330d9b36e10e911f9a9d0865f224
ImpHash	8d8160becd080f02cb4b31665f80de15

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Icon	Hash: 17c63fbf08138d5870726ce1330867ad Fuzzy: e555e06a276978c32ed8efbc4ad0084c dHash: 10f0d4ccecc47010
Image Base	`0x00400000`
Entry Point	`0x00401000`
Compilation Time	2001-08-30 14:05:08
Checksum	0x00000000 (Actual: 0x0083fe08)
OS Version	1.0
PEiD Signatures	`PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows`
Digital Signature	No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports	12 libraries
Exports	16384 functions
Resources	172 Resources
Sections	8 Sections

PE Sections

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Name	Virtual Address	Virtual Size	Raw Size	Entropy	Characteristics	MD5
`.text`	`0x00001000`	3,076,096 bytes	3,074,048 bytes	6.31 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`8B9A158892D3DB76F07B4EE7E51F98B0`
`.data`	`0x002f0000`	720,896 bytes	673,792 bytes	4.33 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE`	`3B5A6A1621DDA8C829C86EC0C80086CC`
`.tls`	`0x003a0000`	4,096 bytes	512 bytes	0.00 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE`	`BF619EAC0CDF3F68D496EA9344137E8B`
`.rdata`	`0x003a1000`	4,096 bytes	512 bytes	0.17 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`DB68A08E8E354713C3014CCF4AC51423`
`.idata`	`0x003a2000`	12,288 bytes	11,776 bytes	5.34 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`6A17A3A17ED024D3DE34DCDD69235E41`
`.edata`	`0x003a5000`	737,280 bytes	735,232 bytes	5.98 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`B464E3ABE328380DABBCE16AFEE9F02B`
`.rsrc`	`0x00459000`	3,903,488 bytes	3,899,904 bytes	4.40 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`1EB0F1ECB731EF08325143E5B092DDBA`
`.reloc`	`0x00812000`	241,664 bytes	241,664 bytes	6.59 (Compressed)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`526401181D0A1248B04AD199A568D875`

Entropy Analysis Alert

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

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 172 (3,886,778 bytes)

Resource Type	Count	Total Size	Percentage
RT_CURSOR	8	2,464 bytes	0.1%
RT_BITMAP	27	10,092 bytes	0.3%
RT_ICON	1	296 bytes	0%
RT_STRING	14	9,080 bytes	0.2%
RT_RCDATA	113	3,864,666 bytes	99.4%
RT_GROUP_CURSOR	8	160 bytes	0%
RT_GROUP_ICON	1	20 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

No valid SignedData structure was found.

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

The Next.exe File Analysis