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howcodecsetup.exe

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The application howcodecsetup.exe, “HowcodecSetup_svc” 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. 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:
하우소프트  (signed by HOW SOFT)

Description:
HowcodecSetup_svc

Version:
1.2.0.0

MD5:
aafb2ec34b6d7acbf60a8d7f5ec5083a

SHA-1:
2ce2c538a62e7b3cfe2767116a4641c51fd8daa8

SHA-256:
d2586f7896af050c899b25b02b5a90a628442fb2a02d1156409f9a0a180f89b9

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:
4/24/2024 3:45:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Hue Communication (M)
16.9.24.9

File size:
17.8 MB (18,671,648 bytes)

Product version:
2014.1.14.1

Copyright:
copyright(c) 2009 by howcodec all right reserved

Original file name:
howcodec

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\howcodecsetup.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:
1/14/2014 1:54:38 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:Sg99HRp9Evj32izP8A2ECnta96RABH0H5vqykM2Qtov/JxCt1m:S09xp9EHApntA6RQHW5vCAovhg

Entry address:
0x2C80001

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, 00, C8, 02, 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:
7.9999

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v2.12

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,811,456 bytes)

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