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qknfd.sys

Quiknowledge Driver x86

QUIKNOWLEDGE

This is part of the InfoAtoms browser extension which will display variopus forms of advertising in the web browser by injecting new ads such as banner, text-links and search results. The file qknfd.sys by QUIKNOWLEDGE has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a Windows kernel mode device driver named “qknfd”.
Publisher:
QUIKNOWLEDGE  (signed and verified)

Product:
Quiknowledge Driver x86

Version:
1.9.0.1

MD5:
516c2b75d2129a9dabc3e4c20b9ba5d0

SHA-1:
78a341a230d874b319240736bdf3e4171ddd1f05

SHA-256:
50ca7c601f678c9f5a8d09662af30930256f7c8684e88047f99d8efc5c9d701a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/19/2024 9:50:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.QUIKNOWLEDGE.I
14.3.2.9

File size:
51.5 KB (52,752 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
qknfd.sys

File type:
Driver (Win32 SYS)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\qknfd.sys

Digital Signature
Signed by:
QUIKNOWLEDGE

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
8/9/2013 5:08:06 AM

Valid to:
8/10/2014 5:08:06 AM

Subject:
E=support@quiknowledge.com, CN=QUIKNOWLEDGE, OU=QUIKNOWLEDGE, O=QUIKNOWLEDGE, L=La Jolla, S=CA, C=US

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

Serial number:
1121DF7C70666AA82F10CCD4461A39593E7F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/21/2012 3:34:53 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Native (none required)

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:V647urAd7AVbTXO2vZd1VjXjurCIDaCCepa+ez8oc3fbRqC5Etg2OGW:Y47ue7ITew1JXCrdDqe43cPdN+tm

Entry address:
0xA085

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, A1, 00, 8C, 01, 00, 85, C0, B9, 4E, E6, 40, BB, 74, 04, 3B, C1, 75, 1E, 8B, 15, 08, 8B, 01, 00, B8, 00, 8C, 01, 00, C1, E8, 08, 33, 02, A3, 00, 8C, 01, 00, 75, 07, 8B, C1, A3, 00, 8C, 01, 00, F7, D0, A3, 04, 8C, 01, 00, 5D, E9, 51, E7, FF, FF, CC, 2C, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, A8, A4, 00, 00, 94, 8A, 00, 00, 18, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, DE, A4, 00, 00, 80, 8A, 00, 00, 24, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, FA, A4, 00, 00, 8C, 8A, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.2951

Code size:
34.8 KB (35,584 bytes)

Driver
Display name:
qknfd

Type:
Kernel device driver (KernelDriver)

Group:
PNP_TDI


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