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~hotfix-converter.exe

FVD Converter

Kuzma Safonov

The application ~hotfix-converter.exe, “FVD Converter Setup ” by Kuzma Safonov has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Kuzma Safonov  (signed and verified)

Product:
FVD Converter

Description:
FVD Converter Setup

MD5:
0408bf28ad2cfc8372f5c5e9f46044dc

SHA-1:
1a4158adbb55d00df96dedd69bcf4b06701c8dae

SHA-256:
6dd18c6c5abd2b4328d5c93be02f3c93cdbf78d09759367f7d1d804d4f95770d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/27/2024 2:51:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.KuzmaSaf.Installer (M)
16.7.14.22

File size:
1.5 MB (1,534,888 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\~hotfix-converter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Kuzma Safonov

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/5/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/6/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Kuzma Safonov, O=Kuzma Safonov, STREET=Yunis-Abad 15-43-18, L=Tashkent, S=TO, PostalCode=700180, C=UZ

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
3D3E9E49F69694F758C95CA1A2192AF2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 11:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ZxGDaQfeUAszbi3cttcGiH5uTSOLrOQRJ55D2jUEhGCKYybRMw+IMmUlexhKi3DO:ymmeUAsnS0unrOJ/2IEhJY/UYhKc1fBu

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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