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KCDefender.exe

Host Process for Windows Services

Everstrike OOO

While the file properties state the file is developed by 'Microsoft Corporation', this is not the case and it is designed just to look like a legitimate Microsoft system file. The application KCDefender.exe, “Host Process for Windows Services” by Everstrike OOO has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “KCDefender”.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed by Everstrike OOO)

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Description:
Host Process for Windows Services

Version:
8.1.7600.16385 (winX_rtm.090713-1255)

MD5:
6652fdfe06d943100feef308d63f3173

SHA-1:
be697ee316705fe012a109c701466453cc0d29f7

SHA-256:
78a0638dd2c8f786e50107099a123f0762267ed1449e11e7e136683b156cf486

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 2:16:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.1.30.13

File size:
84.3 KB (86,368 bytes)

Product version:
8.1.7600.16385

Copyright:
Copyright © 2016

Original file name:
KCDefender.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\explorer\imetc10\kcdefender.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Everstrike OOO

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/29/2011 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:
1/13/2013 3:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Everstrike OOO, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Everstrike OOO, L=Ulyanovsk, S=Ulyanovsk, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
641E267F3D0313EEED9D86E2C36B2260

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/24/2012 7:17:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x55FE

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 4A, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 68, 30, 41, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 6C, 30, 41, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, 67, 2D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, D0, 31, 41, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, 54, 2D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, D4, 31, 41, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Entropy:
6.3960

Code size:
54 KB (55,296 bytes)

Service
Display name:
KCDefender

Description:
KCDefender is an application which helps protect your computer

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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