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hicksmda.dll

Now Media Corp.

The module hicksmda.dll by Now Media has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Now Media Corp.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.6

MD5:
cead6de06ec638743397a868244b5fcc

SHA-1:
aa3319e7a0f78df0dd56dcda7ddf87983ef724f0

SHA-256:
5a64f3d16d8dd9faa8b12eb9a2def9fa0eeed1c92d6470700a53158f3a9c1bff

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 9:03:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.12.2.16

File size:
1.5 MB (1,535,592 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.6

Original file name:
hicksmda.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\windowsoptimize\hicksmda.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Now Media Corp.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/23/2013 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/24/2014 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Now Media Corp., OU=EC Team, O=Now Media Corp., L=Uijeongbu-si, S=Gyeonggi-do, C=KR

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

Serial number:
749F0C73DD0E02A17770A43633F7EB21

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/16/2014 6:23:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dEKMo5IK9D2lKs2YDeoqnDqiNvfMIFIbD3NPJgLrH568N7W2iYWYCR:d1Mo5IkCJ/ColiNvlFsD3NPorHo8E2iL

Entry address:
0x8CDA6

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 72, EB, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 40, 40, 66, 85, C9, 75, F6, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63, FC, FF, E0, 5B, C9, C2, 08, 00, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 53, 56, 57...
 
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Entropy:
7.3708

Code size:
693.5 KB (710,144 bytes)

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