icarus.exe threat report

MD5 96735c3eb3c7616bf0bcb69694652b31
Latest seen 2025-06-14 23:00:31 (11 months ago)
First seen 2025-06-14 23:00:29 (11 months ago)
Size 8 MB
Publisher Gen Digital Inc.
Product AVG Installer

This report summarizes the file identity, detection status, publisher metadata, observed locations, and technical indicators for icarus.exe. ThreatInfo currently classifies this sample as Trojan.Heur!.

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The latest ThreatInfo record shows icarus.exe detected as Trojan.Heur!. You can download GridinSoft Anti-Malware to scan the system and remove this detection if the file is present on your device.

Detection name
Trojan.Heur!
Last analysis
2025-06-14 23:00:31 (11 months ago)
File hash
96735c3eb3c7616bf0bcb69694652b31
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icarus.exe is a Windows file recorded in the ThreatInfo database. It is associated with AVG Installer. The reported company name is Gen Digital Inc.. The current detection status is Trojan.Heur!, based on the latest analysis from 2025-06-14 23:00:31 (11 months ago).

If icarus.exe appears on your computer unexpectedly, treat it as suspicious. Check its location, digital signature, and recent system changes before allowing it to run. A full anti-malware scan is recommended when this file is detected as Trojan.Heur!.

Product Name: AVG Installer
Company Name: Gen Digital Inc.
MD5: 96735c3eb3c7616bf0bcb69694652b31
Size: 8 MB
First Published: 2025-06-14 23:00:29 (11 months ago)
Latest Published: 2025-06-14 23:00:31 (11 months ago)
Status: Trojan.Heur! (on last analysis)
Analysis Date: 2025-06-14 23:00:31 (11 months ago)
icarus.exe detection screenshot

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%commondir%\avg\icarus
%commondir%\avg\icarus
%commondir%\avg\icarus\avg-av-vps\temp
%commondir%\avg\icarus\avg-av-vps\temp

ThreatInfo has observed icarus.exe in the locations listed above. Files found in temporary folders, user profile folders, startup locations, or unusual application directories should be reviewed more carefully than files installed under a known program directory.

100.0%

The strongest geographic signal for this file is Spain with 100.0% of observed hits. Geographic distribution can help identify targeted campaigns, regional software bundles, or where a file is most commonly reported.

Windows 10 100.0%

The most common operating system signal for icarus.exe is Windows 10 with 100.0% of observed hits. If your system differs from the common profile, check whether the file was introduced by a specific installer, archive, or removable device.

icarus.exe is identified as pe for 64 systems. The subsystem is Windows GUI. PE header values are useful for triage, especially when they do not match the expected publisher, product, or release timeline.

Subsystem: Windows GUI
PE Type: pe
OS Bitness: 64
Image Base: 0x0000000140000000
Entry Address: 0x0035a550

PE Sections:

Name Size of data MD5
.text 6221824 7011ad87b813515220c4514074dc7fc9
.rdata 1675264 470a80fb6144c112771e6ae810f7a1fb
.data 606720 0b60742d5df1744275666edad3c8c8e5
.pdata 243712 bf95027c01f9f7bc1a2c9f702f1a7489
.didat 512 af641af2e2289fea0c5402523f0f0b20
.fptable 512 bf619eac0cdf3f68d496ea9344137e8b
.rsrc 66048 982f7b6e27da2fca5a54c69c1e1e5c8e
.reloc 37376 d63273b5cdf9082a603d89e34ff03a80

PE section names and hashes can reveal packing, injected resources, or unusual build artifacts. Sections with uncommon names, very large raw data, or hashes that differ from a trusted copy deserve additional review.

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