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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.
Publisher:
하우소프트  (signed by HOW SOFT)

Description:
HowcodecSetup_svc

Version:
2013.5.23.1

MD5:
44827962f197756697532eabb31b33a5

SHA-1:
eedc39bc05a6dc94c86e46b7cf94377470a22dea

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 1:24:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Hue Communication (M)
17.2.20.21

File size:
17.9 MB (18,795,040 bytes)

Product version:
2013.5.23.1

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

Original file name:
howcodec

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\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:
5/31/2013 3:07:53 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x2C8E001

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, E0, 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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