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knservice.exe

KNConnection

VoiceFive, Inc.

The component is part of the TMRG platform which will track various behaviors of web browsing habits including tracking sites and domains visited as well as ads clicked. The application knservice.exe by VoiceFive 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 “KNConnection”.
Publisher:
VoiceFive, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
KNConnection

Version:
1.1.21.137 (Build 21.137)

MD5:
5ec41a059fa22afb804f198e78b3dcfb

SHA-1:
1502ccf97a865e430f8678090c65d0ec1f45f388

SHA-256:
bfd4512d40860da38ac9f0e415d4ba80a4d6f9656fef3888a1ccfda4ebeaf9fd

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:
4/25/2024 11:46:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG.VoiceFive (M)
16.1.31.8

File size:
157.5 KB (161,272 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.21.137 (Build 21.137)

Copyright:
Copyright © 2001-2004

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\knconnection\knservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
VoiceFive, Inc.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/27/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/27/2013 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="VoiceFive, Inc.", O="VoiceFive, Inc.", L=Reston, S=Virginia, C=US

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

Serial number:
3EDFC5EA7AAD2A20B9C31AE68DC1005C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/4/2013 4:03:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:Kukjep9TA7PfNSMvwLhFlHCJDh0Bd1+3ikCjc7bntmL1CQJtUqR/9RIda+dV2+t6:Ktjep9TAqhPi5FdbtmDWdzdV2+txk4m5

Entry address:
0xD5B0

Entry point:
E8, 13, 68, 00, 00, E9, 41, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 58, 0F, 42, 00, E8, 2E, 03, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, F4, 6C, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, B0, 0A, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, F2, 12, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 3A, 03, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, AD, 09, 00, 00, 59, C3, 55, 8B, 6C, 24, 08, 83, FD, E0, 0F, 87, 9F, 00, 00, 00, 53, 8B, 1D, A4, B0, 41, 00, 56, 57, 33, F6, 39, 35, 40, 50, 42, 00, 8B, FD, 75, 18, E8, 8A, 5C, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.3450

Code size:
104 KB (106,496 bytes)

Service
Display name:
KNConnection

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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