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hf4service.exe

Everstrike OOO

The application hf4service.exe by Everstrike OOO 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 execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘HF4Service’.
Publisher:
Everstrike OOO  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1bcd1e3a97fa86494bf852e839c371e7

SHA-1:
e96b8cc8ebeaacbb670876e34220964bfb1e6d25

SHA-256:
d7452a361bb2506ba4e1bf8e498156d9982bde29d3022c83f1020b1b75b0acb1

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:
4/16/2024 8:14:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Everstrike (M)
16.2.2.18

File size:
38.6 KB (39,488 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\everstrike\hf4service.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Everstrike OOO

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/21/2010 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/14/2011 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Everstrike OOO, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Everstrike OOO, L=Ulyanovsk, S=n/a, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4F047BCF18A6FDD97F5D03D2A61289D8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2009 5:27:10 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:u8G+lExX2xXm2LFT6VEbH5zhJo5fLZbC+fMmVC:s+lECLpT6qbHFo5fVCyDVC

Entry address:
0x1CA6

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 20, 51, 40, 00, 68, 8C, 28, 40, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 94, 50, 40, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, 54, 6D, 40, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, 50, 6D, 40, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, 4C, 6D, 40, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, 48, 6D, 40, 00, 33, F6, 56, E8, 50, 0A, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, B0, 00, 00, 00, 59, 89, 75, FC, E8, 90, 08, 00, 00, FF, 15, 90, 50, 40, 00, A3, 58, 72, 40, 00, E8...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
16 KB (16,384 bytes)

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

Name:
HF4Service

Command:
C:\ProgramData\everstrike\hf4service.exe


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