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Kos_open.exe

Kos_open

HOW SOFT

The application Kos_open.exe 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.
Publisher:
Howsoft  (signed by HOW SOFT)

Product:
Kos_open

Version:
2014.3.24.1

MD5:
26e519dd6f1df39dec2dfc5669f49655

SHA-1:
23171269fb78ec8e8f46f72badeb00c16aa9aeab

SHA-256:
34654fc2a8edb5bcfc5ab8eeb567a7454c4ce2c602ab471e3119fd66e08c1e78

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:
4/16/2024 12:40:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Hue Communication.HOWSOFT (M)
15.12.20.12

File size:
600 KB (614,432 bytes)

Product version:
2014.3.24.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2012 Howsoft Co. LTD., All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Kos_open.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\kth_opensearch\kos_open.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
HOW SOFT

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/30/2013 2:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2015 1:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=HOW SOFT, OU=IT Team, O=HOW SOFT, L=Guro-gu, S=SEOUL, C=KR

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

Serial number:
7BA3F775C5D05768F56F97039538592C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/23/2014 10:59:36 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CsvJssEH6PYEkmQmmYl/aUasesxjcLvsVDwqM1ZN0bxomijaaDgiEV+SK5:CMsF6P1kmBfaUafWjcLkOqMzN0b6dbDJ

Entry address:
0x206001

Entry point:
60, E8, 03, 00, 00, 00, E9, EB, 04, 5D, 45, 55, C3, E8, 01, 00, 00, 00, EB, 5D, BB, ED, FF, FF, FF, 03, DD, 81, EB, 00, 60, 20, 00, 83, BD, 88, 04, 00, 00, 00, 89, 9D, 88, 04, 00, 00, 0F, 85, CB, 03, 00, 00, 8D, 85, 94, 04, 00, 00, 50, FF, 95, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 89, 85, 8C, 04, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 8D, 7D, 51, 57, 56, FF, 95, A5, 0F, 00, 00, AB, B0, 00, AE, 75, FD, 38, 07, 75, EE, 8D, 45, 7A, FF, E0, 56, 69, 72, 74, 75, 61, 6C, 41, 6C, 6C, 6F, 63, 00, 56, 69, 72, 74, 75, 61, 6C, 46, 72, 65, 65, 00, 56, 69, 72, 74...
 
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Entropy:
7.9810

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v2.12

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,802,240 bytes)

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