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HOW SOFT

The application downloadgetinstall.exe by HOW SOFT has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler.
Publisher:
HOW SOFT  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
a23a26cf6e05af2a032200dc9451b405

SHA-1:
5e84f28866520731e0a305c72b9ccece962dcf7d

SHA-256:
3a2ff8e00c98570bb9de412e566e2761d55b8ff65148312f520dab512bbdc436

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 4:10:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Hue Communication.HOWSOFT.Installer (M)
15.12.30.2

File size:
2.2 MB (2,315,856 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
HOW SOFT

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/29/2011 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/28/2013 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=HOW SOFT, O=HOW SOFT, L=Guro-gu, S=SEOUL, C=KR

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
567C8147E85208EFCE0495C1D8AC015F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/21/2012 5:26:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:vcTe8PoI2x0kjJtKci0NcBP5E4ChHxj9Y3FrB0DNNSSTkLA6:6e6axjPc55E4sjC1CDGS+

Entry address:
0x40D240

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 5D, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, E2, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 56, B5, 40, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 30, 02, 23, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9982  (probably packed)

Code size:
2.2 MB (2,297,856 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
{AE579524-8F24-47A3-8C31-998B8FAD6BFA}

Trigger:
Registration (Runs on registration)


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