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Database Entry



Amadey


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 20 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2d9781c4b7e7c84f5da2f8ec972c329370a22684d49e1da4e74d7af50d52de36
SHA3-384 hash: 2149d93651016e7bd03b9d47160c7a234f6e0d651a9da9a4189368202ba79691c24caaa2025214da844dd96a0421a1a6
SHA1 hash: 1ed9be1e562a872d489542aeee0090973c6f2c89
MD5 hash: 1b64d17416e4a5e3c87496f731a8ffbd
humanhash: cola-washington-march-montana
File name:Adaware_Driver_Manager_Installer.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Amadey
File size:12'223'432 bytes
First seen:2025-04-11 15:21:00 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 2bdc99a30ff96f308eb4d06565cc4e50 (4 x Amadey)
ssdeep 196608:dmI05jrC2YMZbRaUjiOMi2PeYZOvYIt//299vrqNsl1CitjsF:dBMZbRakaiiOvYIt//23vrqNsls3
TLSH T1E0C6D022BE41C075C55202B0996DEBBEC5BDEE340B3485E763C42E6D9E306D26B36B47
TrID 40.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
19.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
17.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
7.7% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
7.6% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 70ecb2f0e8b2fc70 (2 x Amadey)
Reporter FelloBoiYuuka
Tags:Amadey exe signed

Code Signing Certificate

Organisation:Adaware Software (7270356 CANADA INC.)
Issuer:Entrust Extended Validation Code Signing CA - EVCS2
Algorithm:sha256WithRSAEncryption
Valid from:2025-04-02T17:50:43Z
Valid to:2026-04-02T17:50:42Z
Serial number: 6582cedb0cd4529b43738bda019ce03d
Intelligence: 2 malware samples on MalwareBazaar are signed with this code signing certificate
Thumbprint Algorithm:SHA256
Thumbprint: fa4ff9a596be5ee5409b199fa5ab86f9f412b462f0397838560599dc62db53fd
Source:This information was brought to you by ReversingLabs A1000 Malware Analysis Platform

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
480
Origin country :
CA CA
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
Adaware_Driver_Manager_Installer.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-04-11 15:34:34 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
94.1%
Tags:
shellcode vmdetect smtp sage
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
DNS request
Connecting to a non-recommended domain
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Searching for synchronization primitives
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
amadey anti-debug anti-vm datper dllhost expand explorer fingerprint lolbin microsoft_visual_cc msiexec oct packed packed packer_detected regsvr32 remote signed
Malware family:
Avanquest Software
Verdict:
Suspicious
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
clean
Classification:
n/a
Score:
3 / 100
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
n/a
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  4/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Executes dropped EXE
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
2d9781c4b7e7c84f5da2f8ec972c329370a22684d49e1da4e74d7af50d52de36
MD5 hash:
1b64d17416e4a5e3c87496f731a8ffbd
SHA1 hash:
1ed9be1e562a872d489542aeee0090973c6f2c89
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:BitcoinAddress
Author:Didier Stevens (@DidierStevens)
Description:Contains a valid Bitcoin address
Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:maldoc_getEIP_method_1
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:meth_get_eip
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
Rule name:WHIRLPOOL_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for WhirlPool constants
Rule name:win_amadey_bytecodes_oct_2023
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
CHECK_TRUST_INFORequires Elevated Execution (level:requireAdministrator)high
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
GDI_PLUS_APIInterfaces with Graphicsgdiplus.dll::GdiplusStartup
gdiplus.dll::GdiplusShutdown
gdiplus.dll::GdipDeleteGraphics
gdiplus.dll::GdipFillRectanglesI
gdiplus.dll::GdipFillRectangleI
gdiplus.dll::GdipFillRectangle
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW
KERNEL32.dll::OpenProcess
KERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
KERNEL32.dll::CreateThread
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::CreateFiber
KERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExA
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::AllocConsole
KERNEL32.dll::FillConsoleOutputAttribute
KERNEL32.dll::FillConsoleOutputCharacterW
KERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleInputW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleA
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleInputW
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CopyFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateHardLinkW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileMappingW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileA
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileMappingA
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationKERNEL32.dll::GetComputerNameW

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