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GCodecup.exe

HANcommunication

The application GCodecup.exe by HANcommunication has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘gcodec’.
Publisher:
한커뮤니케이션  (signed by HANcommunication )

Description:
지코덱 업데이터

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
5bdb4589f1ab8b0791219bd44f793183

SHA-1:
e8bdc20f652b6f70102783443e2fb55a2c99cce6

SHA-256:
90fe9ab93e6fdd41a21916082731e1ba66ca9341c7df621b5ae5d59d44e5eb4a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/19/2024 2:51:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Hue Communication.Startup
16.4.7.7

File size:
289.6 KB (296,544 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
한커뮤니케이션

Original file name:
GCodecup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\gcodec\gcodecup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
HANcommunication

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/18/2012 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/19/2013 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="HANcommunication ", O="HANcommunication ", L=seoul, S=Guro-gu, C=KR

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

Serial number:
4DE37E21660280BEB7915BC467A96193

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/5/2012 4:12:03 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Un+jOQ64uow9ARnv/zy+BF12oBMtIjmcg73eOY1DGxkjanoS8:UnOOVow9AJ/BF12oBMejmqNDGxSanoS8

Entry address:
0xD31F0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 49, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, F7, FF, C7, 87, B4, B7, 0A, 00, 33, 91, 62, 1E, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 93, 1E, 0D, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, EA, 31, 04, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.9588  (probably packed)

Code size:
272 KB (278,528 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
gcodec

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\gcodec\gcodecup.exe"


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