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ProxyGate

GOLD CLICK LIMITED

The application socket.exe, “PG Network Component” by GOLD CLICK LIMITED 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:
Gold Click Ltd  (signed by GOLD CLICK LIMITED)

Product:
ProxyGate

Description:
PG Network Component

Version:
3, 0, 0, 12

MD5:
b85124c36b761af10d9329ed3115f770

SHA-1:
39a5bfce83f42584b8cc065640caa0b30d5d9ebd

SHA-256:
8a1a2dbe87f4851a6cc7ded1b8e257c01f6caf4366d9002bc80de46b834fce51

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/12/2024 4:42:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GOLDCLICK (M)
16.2.13.0

File size:
241.6 KB (247,360 bytes)

Product version:
3, 0, 0, 12

Copyright:
Gold Click Ltd

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\proxygate\socket.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GOLD CLICK LIMITED

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/26/2015 5:17:01 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2016 5:17:01 PM

Subject:
CN=GOLD CLICK LIMITED, O=GOLD CLICK LIMITED, L=Birmingham, C=GB

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

Serial number:
1121EB61871B3A6BD9AD6F5CED626E0A4574

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/22/2015 8:32:55 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:LIy1kUrBf5To2l8nHR1QsPCvwFwYw97dgt6oeXm9bh5ZROxbqdF:cqBf5Tj8HR1pw97KR9N5XPH

Entry address:
0xA0A5

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 10, 67, 42, 00, 68, A4, DA, 40, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 10, 42, 42, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, B4, 33, 43, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, B0, 33, 43, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, AC, 33, 43, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, A8, 33, 43, 00, 6A, 01, E8, 3A, 39, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, C3, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8, A7, 2C, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 10, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, 59, 33, F6, 89, 75...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
140 KB (143,360 bytes)

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