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HowCodecSvc.exe

HOW SOFT

The application HowCodecSvc.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)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
f45b847134152b24811b56f21b486cf6

SHA-1:
13cc0b13809d11338a4baae96b3bafbe1331c617

SHA-256:
aedccf38761275f8ad51dbc2893d904f08916628e7de39c0e62c1a54d7179036

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 9:38:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Hue Communication.HOWSOFT (M)
16.2.9.7

File size:
227.6 KB (233,040 bytes)

Product version:
2012.10.25.01

Original file name:
HowCodecSvc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\howcodec\howcodecsvc.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:
10/25/2012 4:05:39 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:WWnw8HW5kEukS84X89LKZWksmXcsgBAMulfhNJVfBu:WWnwPyG4lqmrgilhvu

Entry address:
0x93001

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, 30, 09, 00, 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:
7.9127

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v2.12

Code size:
468.5 KB (479,744 bytes)

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