What is ky.exe?

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

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

ky.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

ky.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

28 of the 74 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ky.exe file. That's a 38% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Acronis suspicious
AegisLab Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
APEX Malicious
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_90% (W)
Cylance Unsafe
Cyren W64/Trojan.HOQM-6115
DrWeb Trojan.MulDrop9.5499
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
FireEye Generic.mg.619badc544786693
Fortinet W32/PossibleThreat
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.Tiggre
Invincea heuristic
K7AntiVirus Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
K7GW Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.12177221.susgen
McAfee Artemis!619BADC54478
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win64.Dropper.ch
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Skeeyah.A!rfn
Paloalto generic.ml
Qihoo-360 Win32/Trojan.522
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
TACHYON Trojan/W32.SchoolBoy.124928.B
Trapmine malicious.high.ml.score
TrendMicro TROJ_FRS.0NZ900ET19
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_FRS.0NZ900ET19
ViRobot HackTool.Agent.124928
Zillya Trojan.Diztakun.Win32.3913
Zoner Trojan.Win64.77247
28 of the 74 anti-virus programs detected the ky.exe file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

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        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp\\56CF.tmp\\56D1.tmp",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp\\56CF.tmp\\56D0.tmp",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp\\56CF.tmp"
    ],
    "file_recreated": [
        "\\??\\NUL"
    ],
    "directory_created": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp\\56CF.tmp"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "Kernel32.DLL",
        "ADVAPI32.dll",
        "kernel32.dll",
        "Kernel32.dll"
    ],
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        "C:\\",
        "C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls",
        "C:\\Users\\",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\",
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        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp\\56CF.tmp\\56D0.bat",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp\\56CF.tmp\\",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\"
    ],
    "command_line": [
        "\"C:\\Windows\\system32\\cmd\" \/c \"C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp\\56CF.tmp\\56D0.bat C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\97f93bc8f3d968637e9470747319a6be5c8b02e0c2c9d094b197d24f68fa62fd.bin\"",
        "timeout  \/t 1 \/nobreak ",
        "timeout  \/t 2 \/nobreak "
    ],
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        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp\\56CF.tmp\\56D0.bat"
    ],
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        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp\\56CF.tmp\\56D0.tmp",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp\\56CF.tmp\\56D1.tmp",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp\\56CF.tmp",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp\\56CF.tmp\\56D0.bat",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp\\56CF.tmp\\extd.exe"
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        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp"
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        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp\\56CF.tmp",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp\\56CF.tmp\\56D0.bat"
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        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Command Processor\\DisableUNCCheck",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\safer\\codeidentifiers\\LogFileName",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Windows Error Reporting\\WMR\\Disable",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Command Processor\\DisableUNCCheck",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Command Processor\\DelayedExpansion",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Locale\\00000409",
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        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Command Processor\\AutoRun",
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        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Command Processor\\CompletionChar",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Command Processor\\DelayedExpansion",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Command Processor\\DefaultColor",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Command Processor\\CompletionChar",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\Language Groups\\1",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\safer\\codeidentifiers\\PolicyScope",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Srp\\GP\\RuleCount",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\safer\\codeidentifiers\\SaferFlags",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\safer\\codeidentifiers\\Levels",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Command Processor\\DefaultColor",
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        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\timeout.*",
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Dropped

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        "urls": [],
        "crc32": "00000000",
        "path": "\/home\/hpuser\/.cuckoo\/storage\/analyses\/1142\/files\/e3b0c44298fc1c14_56CE.tmp",
        "ssdeep": null,
        "size": 0,
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        "md5": "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e"
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        "filepath": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp\\56CF.tmp\\56D0.bat",
        "type": "ASCII text, with CRLF line terminators",
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        "urls": [],
        "crc32": "0705A3F1",
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        "ssdeep": null,
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        "pids": [
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        ],
        "md5": "24d6d66c5d1d595503752f9583a073f8"
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Generic

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        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\97f93bc8f3d968637e9470747319a6be5c8b02e0c2c9d094b197d24f68fa62fd.bin",
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        "pid": 2816,
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                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp\\56CF.tmp\\56D0.tmp",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\56CE.tmp",
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]

Signatures

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        "families": [],
        "description": "Command line console output was observed",
        "severity": 1,
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        "description": "Uses Windows utilities for basic Windows functionality",
        "severity": 2,
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                "category": "cmdline",
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        "description": "Attempts to identify installed AV products by installation directory",
        "severity": 3,
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                "ioc": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Kaspersky Lab\\Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 for Windows SP1\\avp.com\"",
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            {
                "category": "file",
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                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
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        "references": [],
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    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

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            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
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            "dport": 137,
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        },
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            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
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            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
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            "dport": 5355,
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            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7394,
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            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
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        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 7722,
            "time": 1.5317289829254,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
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            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 22874,
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            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
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            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
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    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "8ea1b8614f159b12ada1802dd0a5fc7b01d8f93c2eca89f1b7777fdfa0a5155e",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "5174c63b6a4c4d0361de8f5790fb367e8c20dc434c60f3bceeaa71f0915a8ed0",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

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ky.exe removal instructions

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

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate ky.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ky.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 ky.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\ky.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ky.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ky.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ky.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If ky.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that ky.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5619badc544786693ce06d4380f6a69c1
SHA25697f93bc8f3d968637e9470747319a6be5c8b02e0c2c9d094b197d24f68fa62fd

Error Messages

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

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

ky.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.

ky.exe has stopped working.

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

ky.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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