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Howcodec

HOW SOFT

The application howcodecopen.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)

Product:
Howcodec

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
d41810d305d6768bbaec662cda795153

SHA-1:
022ed159d7d85e2f428138c753cb100be0529256

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:
4/25/2024 1:07:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Hue Communication (M)
17.2.25.11

File size:
307 KB (314,408 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
howsoft

Original file name:
Howcodec.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\howcodec\howcodecopen.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:
1/19/2012 10:56:09 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xF2810

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 4A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, F5, FF, C7, 87, 90, 77, 0B, 00, A5, 4A, D8, 62, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 99, 0F, 0F, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 07, 78, 04, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9...
 
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Entropy:
7.9474  (probably packed)

Code size:
292 KB (299,008 bytes)

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