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howcodec_update.exe

HOW SOFT

The application howcodec_update.exe by HOW SOFT has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners.
Publisher:
HowSoft  (signed by HOW SOFT)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
2c4e14b64fedb7b17229b9bedd34bee9

SHA-1:
14eb9102ffefd826c4e53c3294f34b8e8130348e

SHA-256:
1688b65d55afd2e527935f006efd5bfcba71872da896149e08860aca124c32af

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 11:13:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Player.HowCodec.303696
2013.01.15

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150502

AVG
Suspicion: unknown virus
2016.0.3122

Malwarebytes
Adware.Kraddare
v2015.05.02.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Hue Communication.HOWSOFT
15.5.1.22

File size:
296.6 KB (303,696 bytes)

Product version:
2012.10.17.01

Copyright:
HowSoft

Original file name:
howcodecup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\howcodec\howcodec_update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
HOW SOFT

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/29/2011 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/28/2013 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=HOW SOFT, O=HOW SOFT, L=Guro-gu, S=SEOUL, C=KR

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

Serial number:
567C8147E85208EFCE0495C1D8AC015F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/24/2012 6:39:00 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:FyR5ll5RwHSq71jK6N9DpHcI7+QmiOIztWDiQ46pn:FMLDySvqFHcumiTztkiQ46pn

Entry address:
0xC2001

Entry point:
60, E8, 03, 00, 00, 00, E9, EB, 04, 5D, 45, 55, C3, E8, 01, 00, 00, 00, EB, 5D, BB, ED, FF, FF, FF, 03, DD, 81, EB, 00, 20, 0C, 00, 83, BD, 88, 04, 00, 00, 00, 89, 9D, 88, 04, 00, 00, 0F, 85, CB, 03, 00, 00, 8D, 85, 94, 04, 00, 00, 50, FF, 95, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 89, 85, 8C, 04, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 8D, 7D, 51, 57, 56, FF, 95, A5, 0F, 00, 00, AB, B0, 00, AE, 75, FD, 38, 07, 75, EE, 8D, 45, 7A, FF, E0, 56, 69, 72, 74, 75, 61, 6C, 41, 6C, 6C, 6F, 63, 00, 56, 69, 72, 74, 75, 61, 6C, 46, 72, 65, 65, 00, 56, 69, 72, 74...
 
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Entropy:
7.9229

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v2.12

Code size:
620 KB (634,880 bytes)

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