What is emma.exe?

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

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

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

Digital signatures [?]

emma.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

34 of the 69 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the emma.exe file. That's a 49% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AegisLab Trojan.Win32.Malicious.4!c
Alibaba TrojanPSW:Win32/Injector.14710e5c
APEX Malicious
AVG FileRepMalware
Avira TR/Injector.xbeic
Bkav HW32.Packed.
Comodo Malware@#15drb4lpcehvl
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_70% (W)
Cybereason malicious.ba7d16
Cylance Unsafe
DrWeb Trojan.MulDrop9.10699
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Injector.EFMA
F-Secure Trojan.TR/Injector.xbeic
FireEye Generic.mg.1b023b6f6a4447cd
Fortinet W32/Injector.EFMA!tr
GData Win32.Trojan-Stealer.LokiBot.OV5E7O
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.Injector
Invincea heuristic
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 0054e55d1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0054e55d1 )
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan-PSW.Win32.Tepfer.gen
McAfee Artemis!1B023B6F6A44
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Vopak.fc
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Tiggre!plock
Paloalto generic.ml
Panda Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM42.3.3C75.Malware.Gen
Rising Trojan.Injector!8.C4 (CLOUD)
SentinelOne DFI - Malicious PE
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Trapmine malicious.high.ml.score
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Trojan-PSW.Win32.Tepfer.gen
34 of the 69 anti-virus programs detected the emma.exe file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Dropped

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    {
        "yara": [],
        "sha1": "da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709",
        "name": "e3b0c44298fc1c14_nsx59AD.tmp",
        "type": "empty",
        "sha256": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
        "urls": [],
        "crc32": "00000000",
        "path": "\/home\/hpuser\/.cuckoo\/storage\/analyses\/1796\/files\/e3b0c44298fc1c14_nsx59AD.tmp",
        "ssdeep": null,
        "size": 0,
        "sha512": "cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e",
        "md5": "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e"
    },
    {
        "yara": [],
        "sha1": "0bdf17ef05f2d8e96601339ec2d99c7ea923fd18",
        "name": "ddf73e5bc76f1bd0_hxmailapplist.targetsize-30_altform-unplated.png",
        "filepath": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\HxMailAppList.targetsize-30_altform-unplated.png",
        "type": "PNG image data, 30 x 30, 8-bit gray+alpha, non-interlaced",
        "sha256": "ddf73e5bc76f1bd05052ab0c2bf97fcae9e09e098545a9502b3d450429054cc0",
        "urls": [],
        "crc32": "D4FD4C6E",
        "path": "\/home\/hpuser\/.cuckoo\/storage\/analyses\/1796\/files\/ddf73e5bc76f1bd0_hxmailapplist.targetsize-30_altform-unplated.png",
        "ssdeep": null,
        "size": 207,
        "sha512": "3a947aded16cba9f0a4f40a2760f86268f6f3a4bbf11183c7cd352aa5741827a176ade72d1f78a1f3005465910261cefbed327e8e780e0b9bd32ab18e8fe9f7e",
        "pids": [
            2460
        ],
        "md5": "564b6e773e0ae99b6b9abf93a54fb124"
    },
    {
        "yara": [],
        "sha1": "8094f43a21c2b244114fd602df6592142b1bbaf6",
        "name": "6b88bcb21bc3ce43_excogitator",
        "filepath": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Excogitator",
        "type": "data",
        "sha256": "6b88bcb21bc3ce43be6308225aa251e940227f7e5745e1cae018a6cf046715e1",
        "urls": [],
        "crc32": "019DD2A3",
        "path": "\/home\/hpuser\/.cuckoo\/storage\/analyses\/1796\/files\/6b88bcb21bc3ce43_excogitator",
        "ssdeep": null,
        "size": 272184,
        "sha512": "11f5f8d1a145a5eb5c3b1917d36a0d355fe99fbed54a916a05e049f7868ddfaa535d0ad8e11b24e43e05ee4d7a73ad94f96adb93864b5727fd44ce9dbe9d4169",
        "pids": [
            2460
        ],
        "md5": "a95fcc534e5195a5e322acdbc408ca9f"
    },
    {
        "yara": [],
        "sha1": "0fbba1a51569a233df7b40012675758e53ff6499",
        "name": "2a80f23bc8e7eb65_intro_300px.80.png",
        "filepath": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\INTRO_300px.80.png",
        "type": "PNG image data, 300 x 300, 8-bit gray+alpha, non-interlaced",
        "sha256": "2a80f23bc8e7eb6581f43f9d2b25a83568ab4024c32bab848ca1260ca54bdb92",
        "urls": [],
        "crc32": "6DE4F2B7",
        "path": "\/home\/hpuser\/.cuckoo\/storage\/analyses\/1796\/files\/2a80f23bc8e7eb65_intro_300px.80.png",
        "ssdeep": null,
        "size": 7704,
        "sha512": "e05caec41c692b6ba74f9548c17b578c3c51ac7c1342affef8c01887dae5cc4a08178acb213db943ae56cf83b5d51c751e4527b20b8e56319c5ae9f31079b58c",
        "pids": [
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        ],
        "md5": "45ecb200fe56cb5c49d7b37d723193f8"
    },
    {
        "yara": [],
        "sha1": "d6d205922e61635472efb13c2bb92c9ac6cb96da",
        "name": "a1390a78533c47e5_system.dll",
        "filepath": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\nsx5B35.tmp\\System.dll",
        "type": "PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows",
        "sha256": "a1390a78533c47e55cc364e97af431117126d04a7faed49390210ea3e89dd0e1",
        "urls": [],
        "crc32": "BF2283F5",
        "path": "\/home\/hpuser\/.cuckoo\/storage\/analyses\/1796\/files\/a1390a78533c47e5_system.dll",
        "ssdeep": null,
        "size": 11776,
        "sha512": "2cb596971e504eaf1ce8e3f09719ebfb3f6234cea5ca7b0d33ec7500832ff4b97ec2bbe15a1fbf7e6a5b02c59db824092b9562cd8991f4d027feab6fd3177b06",
        "pids": [
            2460
        ],
        "md5": "fbe295e5a1acfbd0a6271898f885fe6a"
    },
    {
        "yara": [],
        "sha1": "2962e5b0043d6bcd777be53877fba3e6ade3dbe5",
        "name": "a134f9624f6f880b_shwa.dll",
        "filepath": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\shwa.dll",
        "type": "PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows",
        "sha256": "a134f9624f6f880bfd2ba5b242e519961af92de5d22733892fe2373e0083ffd4",
        "urls": [],
        "crc32": "6E9A4591",
        "path": "\/home\/hpuser\/.cuckoo\/storage\/analyses\/1796\/files\/a134f9624f6f880b_shwa.dll",
        "ssdeep": null,
        "size": 24064,
        "sha512": "45db0bce7c6f165fa15597d70e7da7abff0cb0e824a44f2516809157177ca7ccda0ddd0e2c74ba10be657be94700bb9d2ad81399143be94166802590ce74f5d2",
        "pids": [
            2460
        ],
        "md5": "e9f0406091c6e24979d02df7e6af742c"
    },
    {
        "yara": [],
        "sha1": "5ac37640ab7df78850a056c46c9b06ee01886957",
        "name": "12d096c6eb263956_win.ini",
        "filepath": "C:\\Windows\\win.ini",
        "type": "ASCII text, with CRLF line terminators",
        "sha256": "12d096c6eb2639566ab370acb22e35e134ef2943ac8daa487441e860465454cc",
        "urls": [],
        "crc32": "2E83B992",
        "path": "\/home\/hpuser\/.cuckoo\/storage\/analyses\/1796\/files\/12d096c6eb263956_win.ini",
        "ssdeep": null,
        "size": 442,
        "sha512": "ccb124cadd58702311350b7ad2943928632297020b53359e4f1f96a74bf6ba14713dc55ce302e7d7406df6a426c1f57623b963737f88db23ac815676defaadc8",
        "pids": [
            2460
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        "md5": "d314ec73df25ee3a0485fdb39fc2c780"
    }
]

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1565873584.3438,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".ndata",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Drops an executable to the user AppData folder",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "file",
                "ioc": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\nsx5B35.tmp\\System.dll",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "file",
                "ioc": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\shwa.dll",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "exe_appdata"
    }
]

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": 662,
            "time": 6.2266449928284,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 5558,
            "time": 12.30068898201,
            "dport": 138,
            "sport": 138
        },
        {
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            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7402,
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            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
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        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7730,
            "time": 4.1573259830475,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
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        {
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            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 8058,
            "time": 6.1947600841522,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 8386,
            "time": 4.6630401611328,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 8714,
            "time": 3.0597720146179,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 9042,
            "time": 122.74606108665,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55880
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 9362,
            "time": 4.6913521289825,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 28772,
            "time": 4.2145149707794,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 37156,
            "time": 6.3015151023865,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "2078c14ba63994675aea00169543e0b8c41fbb93d47f407439f93bee444bf57f",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "bbac9f21aa6cb4b8eac560359969a2055aa3624f43b160becd31775930bf5e8a",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

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emma.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove emma.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the emma.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that emma.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 emma.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the emma.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 emma.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\emma.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the emma.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If emma.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If emma.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If emma.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 emma.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
MD51b023b6f6a4447cd8c2d8e841f542227
SHA256465e437108d6f904ff77ea9a39df2e764449efeb2100c79fbba6cb092b0d3633

Error Messages

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

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

emma.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.

emma.exe has stopped working.

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

emma.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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