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kosearch.exe

KTHOpenSearch

HOW SOFT

The application kosearch.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:
NowSoft  (signed by HOW SOFT)

Product:
KTHOpenSearch

Description:
응용 프로그램

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
a5ce05001de9a9a6241df1801975adb1

SHA-1:
de24940424f0c9c5a2dc53bf71a167e8538cfa41

SHA-256:
69bbc66b933278bccf3159fbb9ef539b1498f9b9b52a26fd94bc809e7518e882

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:
4/25/2024 1:38:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Hue Communication (M)
16.8.7.11

File size:
146.6 KB (150,136 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2010 NowSoft. All rights reserved

Original file name:
kosearch.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\kthopensearch\kosearch.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
HOW SOFT

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/16/2010 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2011 8:59:59 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:
6/20/1992 7:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:BhwFxjRBFZRygQtSVvUII7qRPBgO3H1muJwZ5p9pnxlPM6Zbyo:L6B5ygQcWB7M17iV9V06D

Entry address:
0x5A4F0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 90, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, FC, FF, C7, 87, D4, 84, 04, 00, 32, FC, 0F, 3D, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 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, 0B, 75, 19, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 10, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 78, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07...
 
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Entropy:
7.8479

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
136 KB (139,264 bytes)

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