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pcw_downloader.exe

ADV Publishing

The executable pcw_downloader.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time.
Publisher:
ADV Publishing  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5cbde0cebb12570a25cadbbf2119adc6

SHA-1:
8afa28c941def26b5555003d8e65d072ed3486b4

SHA-256:
89aa08c02235eee1392809d69cb0f4935c70247a4b139bcfe4497c386c47f9e7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/28/2024 5:18:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.1.24.9

File size:
1.7 MB (1,746,720 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pcwdownloader\pcw_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ADV Publishing

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
7/13/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2017 5:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=ADV Publishing, O=ADV Publishing, L=West Hollywood, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0D3EE7D0C318767DCA11A80A3452B8C4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/7/2015 12:27:08 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x7CDD4

Entry point:
E8, 1C, C4, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E8, BA, 46, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 14, 56, 4A, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E4, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08, 51, 89, 08, E8, 20, 00, 00, 00, 59, 8B, F0, E8, 05, 00, 00, 00, 89, 30, 5E, 5D, C3, E8, 86, 46, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 10, 56, 4A, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33, C0, 3B, 0C, C5, A8, 54, 4A, 00, 74, 27, 40, 83, F8, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 41, ED, 83, F8, 11, 77, 05, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8D, 81, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8...
 
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Entropy:
6.2823

Code size:
573 KB (586,752 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
PCW Downloader

Path:
\PCW\PCWDownloader\PCW Downloader

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 8:51 PM)


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