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kos_earchch.exe

HOW SOFT

The application kos_earchch.exe by HOW SOFT has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners.
Publisher:
HOW SOFT  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bb0808d286ea9cc06b374f91cda6647b

SHA-1:
f85c07bdd7370c77695fd8d7e42b0a3cb9e88627

SHA-256:
64be965b29a0df6f636afbd75826ab6a8b12f5d526e58a680ec37736c77a76ae

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 11:37:30 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.KOSearch
2013.11.27

avast!
Win32:HowSoft-A [PUP]
2014.9-141108

Bkav FE
W32.Clodc7f.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Malwarebytes
Adware.KorAd
v2014.11.08.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.HOWSOFT.L
14.11.8.20

File size:
15.6 KB (15,984 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\malwares\kth_opensearch\kos_earchch.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
HOW SOFT

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/16/2010 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2011 12:59:59 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:
3B9817FBE154B0346689E1852F9704A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/31/2011 1:59:35 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
192:fFL66RAMMVmn618h09t6Ldt5l7KaIz07BMyowJL/gpVC8Mf0Fcou7+wq:fF10Vmn6uS9t6/DGgBMYJLyMEfu

Entry address:
0x9A60

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 40, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, FF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
8 KB (8,192 bytes)

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