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lwsvc.exe

Link Wiz Client Service

LinkWiz

The application lwsvc.exe by LinkWiz has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Link Wiz 1.10.0.12 Client Service”.
Publisher:
Link Wiz  (signed by LinkWiz)

Product:
Link Wiz Client Service

Version:
1.10.0.12

MD5:
fb8a6e3d0b17e8ccd49d0c0fc4ae7e61

SHA-1:
b306d9e221dd246ca361076b73f4880655b5cfc2

SHA-256:
c9f3a7280b8dc7f28d5426f1b8473e3dbc5cbc0c1b1da29fa148440d39e480bb

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/18/2025 3:03:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
3.6.1.96

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Vitruvian
4.0.3.1547

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.924
9.0.1.097

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.Vitruvian (variant)
9.11430

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Vitruvian
t3scan.1.8.9.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian
14.0.0.2230

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.04.07.12

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.4.6.20

Sophos
Generic PUA LD
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InfoAtoms
39092

File size:
272.1 KB (278,592 bytes)

Product version:
1.10.0.12

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
lwsvc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\linkwiz_1.10.0.12\service\lwsvc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LinkWiz

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/23/2015 11:43:50 AM

Valid to:
2/23/2017 11:43:50 AM

Subject:
E=support@linkwizapp.com, CN=LinkWiz, O=LinkWiz, L=San Diego, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121A175F4ACE7F00EC14DB23572A3C1D217

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/26/2015 12:38:27 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ev+kT+YaFSHRt/AkLsqDZ0pd6u73VbpTAH80EpTfui3sWDdrr+OFe+CTBfb8xoTj:ev5a90ZL7UTvNpuitRC+CTB3kuopQdQK

Entry address:
0x21245

Entry point:
E8, 28, 65, 00, 00, E9, 7B, FE, FF, FF, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 85, C9, 0F, 84, 92, 00, 00, 00, 56, 53, 8B, D9, 8B, 74, 24, 14, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 75, 0B, C1, E9, 02, 0F, 85, 85, 00, 00, 00, EB, 27, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 74, 2B, 84, C0, 74, 2F, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, E5, 8B, D9, C1, E9, 02, 75, 61, 83, E3, 03, 74, 13, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 84, C0, 74, 37, 83, EB, 01, 75, ED, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74...
 
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Entropy:
6.3173

Code size:
181 KB (185,344 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Link Wiz 1.10.0.12 Client Service

Service name:
lwsvc_1.10.0.12

Description:
This service enables Link Wiz 1.10.0.12 on HTTP websites

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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