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task.exe

Xin Zhou

The application task.exe by Xin Zhou has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time.
Publisher:
Xin Zhou  (signed and verified)

MD5:
791a1b8e1731fdbb800428905b7bcb21

SHA-1:
4fab3eff4abf8fa6da9f75efaea298b5fb10f8e7

SHA-256:
7de002e8ab0ea18402f05a1d8e0d1611e2e9d376418a0829fb1a111e7633de4e

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/17/2024 10:22:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Mutabaha.937
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/ELEX.GL potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.223.1406.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.XinZhou (M)
16.6.12.21

File size:
328 KB (335,872 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\window update\task update\task.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Xin Zhou

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Xin Zhou, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Beijing, S=Beijing, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
659A8A3384285135321373ABABE9503D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/22/2015 2:48:18 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:1ywQqc+9Igly5S5YSGMFCpOoqNwKgKGKFiKIGZDvy3:1ywQqc+Osyw2SvuKgrKUcD63

Entry address:
0x21126

Entry point:
E8, B4, A6, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, 7C, F5, 44, 00, 01, 73, 0D, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 08, F3, AA, EB, 5D, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 7C, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 70, D7, 44, 00, 01, 0F, 82, F3, A7, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3...
 
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Code size:
233 KB (238,592 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
task Update

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 9:19)

Description:
Enables the detection, download, and installation of updates for task and other programs. If this service is disabled, users of this computer will not


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