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cssvc.exe

CS Client Service

Clever Search

The application cssvc.exe by Clever Search has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “CS 1.10.0.19 Client Service”.
Publisher:
CS  (signed by Clever Search)

Product:
CS Client Service

Version:
1.10.0.19

MD5:
6b396d5dba7803580e7dce11cca7adfd

SHA-1:
5236f195850951d8f7ed2ac53ed9e062b404ef76

SHA-256:
8fadd7a7aeca419096c3bfc7998eba2f3c25c45969ddea9a390c4751b85de615

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
8/2/2025 12:13:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
8.3.1.6

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Vitruvian
4.0.3.15628

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.1108
9.0.1.0179

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Vitruvian.P
8.15.07.12.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.Vitruvian (variant)
9.11833

F-Secure
Adware.Vitruvian.P
11.2015-12-07_1

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.WordAnchor.A
v2015.07.12.01

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.7.11.21

VIPRE Antivirus
InfoAtoms
41398

File size:
292.1 KB (299,104 bytes)

Product version:
1.10.0.19

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
cssvc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\cleversearch_1.10.0.19\service\cssvc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Clever Search

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/22/2015 2:04:10 PM

Valid to:
5/22/2017 2:04:10 PM

Subject:
E=support@cleversearchapp.com, CN=Clever Search, O=Clever Search, L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112109D15481699990AFAD5229F52C78CD6E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/15/2015 4:23:02 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:tvklgCn90tz0q6IYs1NXrqBBBPFhg95Kkew9BhpsEuxhmfvh1g+PI9zLjzTBfcjM:tv2gC2zOBQe63uxgHgDfjzTB2OCOTR

Entry address:
0x251D5

Entry point:
E8, 28, 65, 00, 00, E9, 7B, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 10, 57, 33, FF, 85, DB, 75, 14, E8, 1A, 1F, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 6A, 39, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, 73, 56, 68, BC, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 01, E8, 44, 3B, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 59, 59, 85, F6, 74, 49, E8, C8, 30, 00, 00, FF, 70, 6C, 56, E8, 46, 31, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 14, 83, 4E, 04, FF, 89, 46, 58, 8B, 45, 1C, 59, 59, 89, 5E, 54, 85, C0, 75, 03, 8D, 45, 10, 50, FF, 75, 18, 56, 68, 3F, 53, 42, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, 44, 31, 43, 00, 85, C0...
 
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Entropy:
6.3244

Code size:
198 KB (202,752 bytes)

Service
Display name:
CS 1.10.0.19 Client Service

Service name:
cssvc_1.10.0.19

Description:
This service enables CS 1.10.0.19 on HTTP websites

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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