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kobo.exe

Kobo Desktop Edition

Kobo Inc.

It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler. This file is installed with the program Kobo.
Publisher:
Kobo Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Kobo Desktop Edition

Version:
2.1.2.32953

MD5:
e76fa0120a8ff02c5d8a634dc22378b1

SHA-1:
3d139042237fecba23f105a7171cc1661f87db71

SHA-256:
4c998e96676356a404c7cd991afd760879c3f443f3995ec9d334f47d138c6442

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Clean  (1 probable false positive detection)

Explanation:
This is mosty likely a false positive detection, the file is probably clean.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 4:12:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
HW32.Packed
1.3.0.6979

File size:
4.1 MB (4,272,440 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.2.32953

Copyright:
(c) 2011 Kobo, Inc

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\kobo\kobo.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Kobo Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/20/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/22/2012 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Kobo Inc., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Kobo Inc., L=Toronto, S=Ontario, C=CA

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:
6F20753F7F03E04391D614860DF123B0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/28/2011 10:09:24 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:IhiSgxpYXpS8OGnV+gxRFvGFCGMbHFH5RyvCckw3oyyq:qepYXpS8OGnVBxRFR55EvPkM5J

Entry address:
0x1FED

Entry point:
E8, D6, 03, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 80, 6F, 80, 00, 89, 0D, 7C, 6F, 80, 00, 89, 15, 78, 6F, 80, 00, 89, 1D, 74, 6F, 80, 00, 89, 35, 70, 6F, 80, 00, 89, 3D, 6C, 6F, 80, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 98, 6F, 80, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 8C, 6F, 80, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 68, 6F, 80, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 64, 6F, 80, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 60, 6F, 80, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 5C, 6F, 80, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 90, 6F, 80, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 84, 6F, 80, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 88, 6F, 80, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 94, 6F, 80...
 
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Entropy:
7.9442  (probably packed)

Code size:
33 KB (33,792 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
{31BF2317-A5AE-4F03-84AA-D24C6AA445CB}

Trigger:
Registration (Runs on registration)


The file kobo.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Kobo  by Kobo Inc.
Publisher's description - “The Kobo app lets you access over 3 million books. You can even choose from over 1 million free classics. Download our FREE app and access your eBooks from your Kobo account. Read everything from the hottest new releases to popular classics.”
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