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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
HowSoft  (signed by HOW SOFT)

Description:
howcodecup_svc

Version:
2013.8.1.1

MD5:
933d42498f0cabf57df0d02ca91357d0

SHA-1:
46dd9713e2f3ec9a648e1d0cda38959bb67aebfd

SHA-256:
aa7df0ef2a537db7d1203c223cd95c74453a7da730546f68af346d41d068848a

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:
5/9/2024 5:48:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Hue Communication (M)
16.10.3.13

File size:
733 KB (750,624 bytes)

Product version:
2013.8.1.1

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:
1/31/2013 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/3/2015 8:59:59 AM

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

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

Serial number:
7BA3F775C5D05768F56F97039538592C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/11/2014 7:16:11 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:VyOmDWdJYJrkQ1hKWPei6p8ltOacWjV18i1lg9tPHbBucvLSg:be5JoQ1hKWPei6Coa11Rq4cTS

Entry address:
0x9CAC8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, 53, B8, 94, AF, 49, 00, E8, E3, A6, F6, FF, 68, 38, CB, 49, 00, 6A, FF, 6A, 00, E8, F9, A8, F6, FF, 8B, D8, 85, DB, 74, 43, E8, DE, A9, F6, FF, 85, C0, 75, 3A, A1, 84, 03, 4A, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 82, 43, FC, FF, 8B, 0D, 00, 04, 4A, 00, A1, 84, 03, 4A, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, 1C, 4D, 49, 00, E8, 82, 43, FC, FF, A1, 84, 03, 4A, 00, 8B, 00, E8, AE, 44, FC, FF, 85, DB, 74, 06, 53, E8, 78, A8, F6, FF, 5B, E8, 1E, 83, F6, FF, 00, 00, 68, 6F, 77, 63, 6F, 64, 65, 63, 20, 55, 70, 64, 61, 74, 65, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.6056

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
620 KB (634,880 bytes)

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