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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 setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
하우소프트  (signed by HOW SOFT)

Description:
HowcodecSetup_svc

Version:
2014.3.19.1

MD5:
245a1486d56691ad5a167740d5ab52a9

SHA-1:
e97b35bc27f68990a18a04f8844e9fb95855d863

SHA-256:
e02cb99a30dd1a2e7c1ab562a15eca155df71f6632586c9de85a4e52bac821c7

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:
4/23/2024 11:02:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Hue Communication.HOWSOFT.Installer (M)
15.12.19.11

File size:
18.2 MB (19,115,040 bytes)

Product version:
2014.3.19.1

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

Original file name:
howcodec

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\howcodecsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
HOW SOFT

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/30/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2015 3:59:59 PM

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:
3/18/2014 10:17:06 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:Kg99HRp9Evj32izP8A2ECnta96oHZYOHEoqchxcIzcqXXDrvP4tVKUN:K09xp9EHApntA6oZNqc0I9XDrX4tVKUN

Entry address:
0x2D86001

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, 60, D8, 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 (1,810,944 bytes)

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