What is aa_v3.exe?

aa_v3.exe is part of Ammyy Admin and developed by Ammyy LLC according to the aa_v3.exe version information.

aa_v3.exe's description is "Ammyy Admin"

aa_v3.exe is digitally signed by Ammyy LLC.

aa_v3.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected aa_v3.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on aa_v3.exe:

Property	Value
Product name	Ammyy Admin
Company name	Ammyy LLC
File description	Ammyy Admin
Internal name	Ammyy Admin
Product version	3.8
File version	3.8

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product name	Ammyy Admin
Company name	Ammyy LLC
File description	Ammyy Admin
Internal name	Ammyy Admin
Product version	3.8
File version	3.8

Digital signatures [?]

aa_v3.exe has a valid digital signature.

Property	Value
Signer name	Ammyy LLC
Certificate issuer name	COMODO RSA Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number	00e72f7daf598d88b5acfb72a81b5040e8

VirusTotal report

36 of the 61 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the aa_v3.exe file. That's a 59% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Application.RemoteAdmin.6
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.RemoteAdmin.C2977696
Antiy-AVL	RiskWare[RemoteAdmin]/Win32.Ammyy
Avast	Win32:RemoteAdmin-K [Tool]
AVG	FileRepMalware [PUP]
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Application.RemoteAdmin.6
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Application
Comodo	Application.Win32.RemoteAdmin.Ammyy.BB@7z3yvj
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (D)
Cybereason	malicious.ba1995
Cyren	W32/Trojan.FEKW-0251
DrWeb	Program.Ammyy.17
eGambit	RAT.Ammyy
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Application.RemoteAdmin.6 (B)
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/RemoteAdmin.Ammyy.B potentially unsafe
Fortinet	Riskware/RemoteAdmin_Ammyy
GData	Win32.Riskware.RemoteAdmin.A
Invincea	heuristic
Jiangmin	RemoteAdmin.Ammyy.fl
K7AntiVirus	Unwanted-Program ( 004b90511 )
K7GW	Unwanted-Program ( 004b90511 )
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.Win32.Ammyy.yum
Malwarebytes	RiskWare.RemoteAdmin
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
McAfee	RemAdm-Ammyy
McAfee-GW-Edition	RemAdm-Ammyy
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/InstallCore
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Application.RemoteAdmin.6
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.RemoteAdmin.fmhliy
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e
SentinelOne	static engine - malicious
Webroot	W32.Trojan.Ra
Yandex	Riskware.RemoteAdmin!
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.Win32.Ammyy.yum

36 of the 61 anti-virus programs detected the aa_v3.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "file_created": [
        "C:\\ProgramData\\AMMYY\\settings3.bin"
    ],
    "directory_created": [
        "C:\\ProgramData\\AMMYY\\"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "ntmarta.dll"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\6f15160778efbf7ea7ae3d232d90cc8a1773841745e4bf370df3860570bb49f9.bin",
        "C:\\ProgramData\\AMMYY\\"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\LSA\\AccessProviders",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Ammyy\\Admin",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\LDAP",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Ammyy\\Admin",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\SafeBoot\\Network\\AmmyyAdmin_B00"
    ],
    "file_written": [
        "C:\\ProgramData\\AMMYY\\settings3.bin"
    ],
    "regkey_deleted": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\SafeBoot\\Network\\AmmyyAdmin_B00"
    ],
    "file_read": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\6f15160778efbf7ea7ae3d232d90cc8a1773841745e4bf370df3860570bb49f9.bin"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\LDAP\\UseOldHostResolutionOrder",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\ProxyEnable",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\AccessProviders\\MartaExtension",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\LDAP\\UseHostnameAsAlias",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\LDAP\\LdapClientIntegrity"
    ],
    "directory_enumerated": [
        "C:\\ProgramData\\AMMYY\\hr3",
        "C:\\ProgramData\\AMMYY",
        "C:\\ProgramData\\AMMYY\\settings3.bin"
    ],
    "regkey_written": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\SafeBoot\\Network\\AmmyyAdmin_B00\\(Default)"
    ]
}

Dropped

[
    {
        "yara": [],
        "sha1": "f303d45a09dae4840dc4dce680fe940fec9adfe3",
        "name": "f34f0a9b9643a2c6_settings3.bin",
        "filepath": "C:\\ProgramData\\AMMYY\\settings3.bin",
        "type": "data",
        "sha256": "f34f0a9b9643a2c6eb5f2df8d4749228161ceabb4463cbac267b9d53e4dd0095",
        "urls": [],
        "crc32": "F56FCE43",
        "path": "\/home\/hpuser\/.cuckoo\/storage\/analyses\/10473\/files\/f34f0a9b9643a2c6_settings3.bin",
        "ssdeep": null,
        "size": 282,
        "sha512": "8d3fbc5362dc8a4ebb6855c9ffadb3ac64e2f8568755a8d1ec5d2652c6ea1f4b5dadae4318a70c3f1cf9cc4d458e46697bba17a424d2a47e397e71053e65d999",
        "pids": [
            2816
        ],
        "md5": "9d72495aaa9b0cb41f6c72379c95cf02"
    }
]

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\6f15160778efbf7ea7ae3d232d90cc8a1773841745e4bf370df3860570bb49f9.bin",
        "process_name": "6f15160778efbf7ea7ae3d232d90cc8a1773841745e4bf370df3860570bb49f9.bin",
        "pid": 2816,
        "summary": {
            "file_created": [
                "C:\\ProgramData\\AMMYY\\settings3.bin"
            ],
            "directory_created": [
                "C:\\ProgramData\\AMMYY\\"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "ntmarta.dll"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\6f15160778efbf7ea7ae3d232d90cc8a1773841745e4bf370df3860570bb49f9.bin",
                "C:\\ProgramData\\AMMYY\\"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\LSA\\AccessProviders",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Ammyy\\Admin",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\LDAP",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Ammyy\\Admin",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\SafeBoot\\Network\\AmmyyAdmin_B00"
            ],
            "file_written": [
                "C:\\ProgramData\\AMMYY\\settings3.bin"
            ],
            "regkey_deleted": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\SafeBoot\\Network\\AmmyyAdmin_B00"
            ],
            "file_read": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\6f15160778efbf7ea7ae3d232d90cc8a1773841745e4bf370df3860570bb49f9.bin"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\LDAP\\UseOldHostResolutionOrder",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\ProxyEnable",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\AccessProviders\\MartaExtension",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\LDAP\\UseHostnameAsAlias",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\LDAP\\LdapClientIntegrity"
            ],
            "directory_enumerated": [
                "C:\\ProgramData\\AMMYY\\hr3",
                "C:\\ProgramData\\AMMYY",
                "C:\\ProgramData\\AMMYY\\settings3.bin"
            ],
            "regkey_written": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\SafeBoot\\Network\\AmmyyAdmin_B00\\(Default)"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1604101986.796875,
        "ppid": 2016
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1604101986.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable uses a known packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "packer",
                "ioc": "Armadillo v1.71",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "peid_packer"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "BINARY",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "None",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Creates a service",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "services",
                    "status": 1,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "api": "CreateServiceW",
                    "return_value": 9410112,
                    "arguments": {
                        "service_start_name": "",
                        "start_type": 2,
                        "service_handle": "0x008f9640",
                        "display_name": "AmmyyAdmin_B00",
                        "error_control": 1,
                        "service_name": "AmmyyAdmin_B00",
                        "filepath": "C:\\ProgramData\\AMMYY\\\"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\6f15160778efbf7ea7ae3d232d90cc8a1773841745e4bf370df3860570bb49f9.bin\" -service -lunch",
                        "filepath_r": "\"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\6f15160778efbf7ea7ae3d232d90cc8a1773841745e4bf370df3860570bb49f9.bin\" -service -lunch",
                        "service_manager_handle": "0x008f96e0",
                        "desired_access": 983551,
                        "service_type": 16,
                        "password": ""
                    },
                    "time": 1604101987.015875,
                    "tid": 2420,
                    "flags": {}
                },
                "pid": 2816,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 64
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "creates_service"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup",
        "severity": 3,
        "marks": [
            {
                "service_name": "AmmyyAdmin_B00",
                "type": "generic",
                "service_path": "C:\\ProgramData\\AMMYY\\\"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\6f15160778efbf7ea7ae3d232d90cc8a1773841745e4bf370df3860570bb49f9.bin\" -service -lunch"
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "persistence_autorun"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.078598976135254,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2018,
            "time": 3.0169730186462402,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2346,
            "time": 1.0156660079956055,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2674,
            "time": 3.0275208950042725,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3002,
            "time": 1.5353620052337646,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
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            "time": -0.09604501724243164,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 3658,
            "time": 1.5318610668182373,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 6986,
            "time": 1.0467760562896729,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 11178,
            "time": 3.0940709114074707,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "155b99fd609068b12bc6e18036c2287859e2211b424592fccaeafd074aa1bea6",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "a60bcabae60a8c048e4bbda5b5391ed98e1ae0242e6573330d197c26353a52f1",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

aa_v3.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove aa_v3.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the aa_v3.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that aa_v3.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
When the scan is finished, locate aa_v3.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the aa_v3.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate aa_v3.exe in the scan result.

c:\downloads\aa_v3.exe
Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the aa_v3.exe file.
Restart your computer.
Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If aa_v3.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If aa_v3.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
If aa_v3.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
Restart your computer.
Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that aa_v3.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

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Hashes [?]

Property	Value
MD5	4b27ce8ba1995308e26f1c2cc7effc94
SHA256	6f15160778efbf7ea7ae3d232d90cc8a1773841745e4bf370df3860570bb49f9

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to aa_v3.exe:

aa_v3.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

aa_v3.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Ammyy Admin has stopped working.

End Program - aa_v3.exe. This program is not responding.

aa_v3.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

aa_v3.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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Vendor and version information [?]

Digital signatures [?]

VirusTotal report

Sandbox Report

Summary

Summary

Dropped

Generic

Signatures

Yara

Network

Screenshots

aa_v3.exe removal instructions

Other files also named aa_v3.exe

Hashes [?]

Error Messages

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