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kos_guide.dll

KTH 열린 주소창 서비스 VER 2.0

HOW SOFT

The module kos_guide.dll by HOW SOFT has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘CKOS_Guide Class’.
Publisher:
HowSoft  (signed by HOW SOFT)

Product:
KTH 열린 주소창 서비스 VER 2.0

Version:
2, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
035d707763c338d751adaa189e66da02

SHA-1:
a494d695c66dd52786d6cfd449baf20925f79d21

SHA-256:
152044c29cc424802d362eecb9e01f47a5a3c61c70cde932fcc97da0ba416a69

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/23/2024 5:49:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Hue Communication (M)
16.10.19.12

File size:
72.6 KB (74,336 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 0, 1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2011 HowSoft. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
kos_guide.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\kth_opensearch\kos_guide.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
HOW SOFT

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/15/2010 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2011 3:59:59 PM

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

Registration
CLSID:
{E9176D00-F8EB-4E40-B09C-04FD140CA277}

ProgID:
kos_guide.CKOS_Guide.1

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/4/2011 6:28:40 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:A1+12iQnT7gzbNbStXoYEZjjzruOIKQFiuHsww6MMSQ3ngK+nkdf/:g+12i0ChbMXcpjz9WzswweSongLkdH

Entry address:
0x2CF60

Entry point:
80, 7C, 24, 08, 01, 0F, 85, C2, 01, 00, 00, 60, BE, 00, E0, 01, 10, 8D, BE, 00, 30, FE, FF, 57, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.7851  (probably packed)

Code size:
64 KB (65,536 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
CKOS_Guide Class

CLSID:
{E9176D00-F8EB-4E40-B09C-04FD140CA277}


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