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kosearchup.exe

KTHOpenSearch

HOW SOFT

The application kosearchup.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:
f0b6b638cb24a81db1fd15700b0dc785

SHA-1:
83bfe9b90fc2b7c791506f68bd17f9df38f225b5

SHA-256:
1c7e4af9ccb710ec35c5b7b123eba8505b5733bfef6f3817341fb16ae63d3c30

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:
4/27/2024 2:27:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Hue Communication.HOWSOFT (M)
16.2.4.19

File size:
188.1 KB (192,632 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\kosearchup.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:/Ul628TFf8plIyj9cJrRWyG9bk8DYG5SCdKimXORsQcxZEDqeZOWyY0CQ8iqsKQa:/d28Tmp2C9SWyiQ8DRSyRsFxZEDqeZOu

Entry address:
0x7C490

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 10, 45, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, FB, FF, C7, 87, D0, 34, 06, 00, 00, 01, 80, 6D, 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:
7.8625

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

Code size:
176 KB (180,224 bytes)

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