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hs_channel8.exe

ArthanSoft

The application hs_channel8.exe by ArthanSoft has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
ArthanSoft  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7c339f4668f2a1ec73516645dd16452d

SHA-1:
0fe30cbb5f79070fda8e1b8f7bfcf211375e1b64

SHA-256:
3d0b5da17ce7f3a2d2f51237c11eb8a8f7cc1341efed768276d6224e79a0d9fa

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/26/2024 8:59:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.1.18.16

File size:
604.1 KB (618,568 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\hs_channel8.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ArthanSoft

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/20/2012 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/21/2013 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ArthanSoft, O=ArthanSoft, L=Guro-gu, S=SEOUL, C=KR

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6A5E7531E7ED9984D1979B362031F538

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/30/2012 7:10:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0xD3C5

Entry point:
E8, CC, 23, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 4D, 03, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 4C, 11, 42, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 43, 24, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, E0, 28, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 92, 0B, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 0D, 25, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, 2C, 0E, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.8026  (probably packed)

Code size:
97 KB (99,328 bytes)

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