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gfk-watchdog.exe

GfK SE

It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘GfK-WatchDog’.
Publisher:
GfK SE  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d3502343745aeb133920057dbddb0832

SHA-1:
2059fe4426df74d5a1247fdf5cd3f87627d91795

SHA-256:
ee52847caa72e7f875388d01080858e4496f0849dceb4f969a8d635a8250c29e

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 4:12:00 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
56.2 KB (57,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\gfklspservice\gfk-watchdog.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GfK SE

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
3/3/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/3/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=GfK SE, O=GfK SE, STREET=Nordwestring 101, L=Nuremberg, S=Germany, PostalCode=90419, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
00CEB65283D0B4707E0B0E38B620992FCD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/10/2012 2:21:43 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x1BAC

Entry point:
E8, 6E, 2E, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, D8, DF, 40, 00, 89, 0D, D4, DF, 40, 00, 89, 15, D0, DF, 40, 00, 89, 1D, CC, DF, 40, 00, 89, 35, C8, DF, 40, 00, 89, 3D, C4, DF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, F0, DF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, E4, DF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, C0, DF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, BC, DF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, B8, DF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, B4, DF, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, E8, DF, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, DC, DF, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, E0, DF, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, EC, DF, 40...
 
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Code size:
33 KB (33,792 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
GfK-WatchDog

Command:
C:\Program Files\gfklspservice\gfk-watchdog.exe \debug


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