globalhhk.exe

AbiWord

OOO

The application globalhhk.exe, “Installer for AbiWord” by OOO has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from ska4ay.com.
Publisher:
AbiSource Developers  (signed by OOO )

Product:
AbiWord

Description:
Installer for AbiWord

Version:
2.8.6

MD5:
c321224a8a84748267e0ec4f6237150f

SHA-1:
4f2858f8d746a8525a6b1fe0556270fa2bf8d671

SHA-256:
10916cad4f9db0fd5fc68ae7c298f275ef0c23d2bd12c257f8a9a4e2a77af984

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:
5/19/2024 6:05:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.8.9.2

File size:
655 KB (670,728 bytes)

Copyright:
© AbiSource

Trademarks:
AbiWord, AbiSource are trademarks of SourceGear Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\globalhhk.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/22/2016 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/23/2017 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="OOO ""BAYKAL FORT AYTI""", O="OOO ""BAYKAL FORT AYTI""", STREET="Dzergynskogo, 25, of.511", L=Irkutsk, S=Irkutskaya, PostalCode=664011, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
3893027C66B26D657A5F538754DBCC25

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/8/2016 2:22:05 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:O3BkYHUMareirARGDO8Fbkg6fzP2ySDL6GApiD9/VwAAZlpO8YXJYtyAt72biYG6:O3mYHy6KAoioktHSCxpiPgX+gNvqwJvy

Entry address:
0x8120

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 00, 06, 00, 00, 53, 56, 57, C7, 45, E4, 04, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 90, 90, 40, 00, 68, A0, 92, 49, 00, FF, 15, AC, 90, 40, 00, 8B, 45, E4, 83, C0, 0B, 89, 45, E4, 81, 7D, E4, 39, 34, 02, 00, 76, 02, EB, 09, B9, C3, 01, 00, 00, 85, C9, 75, D0, C6, 45, 95, 0D, EB, 01, 95, 68, 72, 81, 40, 00, C3, 87, D4, C1, E1, 00, C1, E8, 00, 8D, 12, 8D, 09, 68, 83, 81, 40, 00, C3, 5C, C1, E1, 00, EB, 02, 2B, C2, EB, 06, 81, C2, 1C, 6C, D9, 01, C7, 85, 28, FF, FF, FF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 95, 28, FF...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
30.5 KB (31,232 bytes)

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