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swhelper.exe

Software.com, LLC

The executable swhelper.exe has been detected as malware by 11 anti-virus scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Software.com Helper Service”.
Publisher:
Software.com, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
724c761dd8bca4a70cdca18c57fd14d2

SHA-1:
193ba0b1bf89da086ac4264a2cffcd7ccc2db0ed

SHA-256:
8e317bd8a45bcfe893589170811a8b441fde17a843ab250ab86c344dec7bd7cd

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
5/3/2024 10:14:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Pioneer-C
160518-2

AVG
Win32/Floxif.A
2015.0.4568

Dr.Web
Win32.FloodFix.7
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Floxif
16.06.16

ESET NOD32
Win32/Floxif.H virus
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/Floxif.B
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Floxif.A
5.15.96

McAfee
Trojan.Dropper-FIY!724C761DD8BC
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.223.1665.0

Norman
Win32.Floxif.A
22.05.2016 07:18:28

Sophos
Virus 'W32/Floxif-C'
5.23

File size:
268.2 KB (274,591 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\software.com desktop\swhelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software.com, LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/2/2014 8:36:04 AM

Valid to:
7/19/2015 12:44:09 AM

Subject:
CN="Software.com, LLC", O="Software.com, LLC", L=Lewes, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
0484CF96D84F30

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/2/2015 10:05:39 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:5AUYvr8Q/JpQI/8y/jTgpd0pIMhBV+UdvrEFp7hKiE3I:a1JpQI/8wjyTMhBjvrEH7F

Entry address:
0x9414

Entry point:
E9, 77, 7B, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 74, B3, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, EC, B0, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 8B, 35, DC, B0, 41, 00, 57, FF, 35, E8, 36, 42, 00, FF, D6, FF, 35, E4, 36, 42, 00, 8B, D8, 89, 5D, FC, FF, D6, 8B, F0, 3B, F3, 0F, 82...
 
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Entropy:
6.8614

Packer / compiler:
Xtreme-Protector v1.05

Code size:
101.5 KB (103,936 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Software.com Helper Service

Service name:
softwarehelper

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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