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RegistryHelperService.exe

Registry Helper

SafeApp Software, LLC

The application RegistryHelperService.exe, “Registry Helper Service” by SafeApp Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Registry Helper Service”.
Publisher:
SafeApp Software, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Registry Helper

Description:
Registry Helper Service

Version:
1.00.0167

MD5:
600a2c2ca91e03e802da55303bcf9a0a

SHA-1:
fe186b317f8efaca889ea8ca0afd7fd9f991ca09

SHA-256:
19e4364930c840866d514636edcb399facb31f61f28bfa4e18eceed42ad43619

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:
4/19/2024 5:43:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.1.28.17

File size:
85.3 KB (87,352 bytes)

Product version:
1.00.0167

Copyright:
Copyright 2006-2008 - SafeApp Software, LLC

Trademarks:
Registry Helper is a registered trademark of SafeApp Software, LLC

Original file name:
RegistryHelperService.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\registry helper\registryhelperservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SafeApp Software, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/13/2008 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/12/2009 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="SafeApp Software, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="SafeApp Software, LLC", L=Harrison, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
20B2054225E5E90BE70636CB454EA531

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/19/2008 11:26:09 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x216C

Entry point:
68, 58, 2C, 40, 00, E8, EE, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 00, 58, 00, 00, 00, 40, 00, 00, 00, 84, AC, F2, 5D, 98, 93, 88, 43, A7, 17, D2, F5, 3E, B5, 1D, C2, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 76, 62, 70, 53, 65, 72, 76, 69, 63, 65, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 52, 65, 67, 69, 73, 74, 72, 79, 20, 48, 65, 6C, 70, 65, 72, 20, 53, 65, 72, 76, 69, 63, 65, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, CC, 31, 00, 08, BA, C6, B1, FD, EB, DF, E8, 46, 82, 5D, AB, 40, 28, 09, 11, 6D, B7, B9, 31...
 
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Entropy:
5.4911

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual Basic v5.0/v6.0

Code size:
68 KB (69,632 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Registry Helper Service

Description:
Registry Helper Service Application

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Group:
3008528


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