utwsc.exe

UnThreat AntiVirus

AVSoftware EOOD

The software installer uses the StartInstall.com download manager which bundles additional adware offers (toolbars and utilities such as the SafeSearch toolbar) during setup. The application utwsc.exe by AVSoftware EOOD has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
AVSoftware  (signed by AVSoftware EOOD)

Product:
UnThreat AntiVirus

Version:
3.5.0.1

MD5:
54fac8ab67c4c0d1378d8ecd32b5e518

SHA-1:
c01c1009518e087781150483fbcfe4c4a83a3ca2

SHA-256:
18b761fa592b90228525a0b8304d235e9296254c04bc2bc0571861ced605d1b0

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:
4/24/2024 10:00:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AVSoftware EOOD.AVSoftwareEOOD (M)
16.1.16.23

File size:
238.7 KB (244,400 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright 2010-2011, AVSoftware

Original file name:
utwsc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\unthreat antivirus\drv\utwsc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/29/2010 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/10/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware EOOD, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=AVSoftware EOOD, L=Gabrovo, S=Gabrovo, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
612C0FFE70F6570A7F6914CEE86BC00F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/22/2011 4:34:25 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:V6CZProw9TqQv0mM9BbsnDEiefmM6HaYCxGK:A0MwxqjmM/wIivHaYxK

Entry address:
0x207B

Entry point:
E8, EF, 1D, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 24, 68, E8, B3, 42, 00, E8, BF, 1B, 00, 00, 33, C0, 88, 45, E7, C7, 45, CC, 01, 10, 00, 00, 89, 4D, D0, 8D, 4D, E7, 89, 4D, D4, 89, 45, FC, 8D, 4D, CC, 51, 6A, 06, 50, 68, 88, 13, 6D, 40, FF, 15, 64, 90, 42, 00, EB, 07, 33, C0, 40, C3, 8B, 65, E8, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 0F, B6, 45, E7, E8, C1, 1B, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 24, 68, 08, B4, 42, 00, E8, 6F, 1B, 00, 00, 33, C0, 88, 45, E7, C7, 45, CC, 02, 10, 00, 00, 89, 4D, D0, 8B, 4D, 08, 89, 4D, D4, 8B, 4D, 0C, 89, 4D...
 
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Entropy:
6.6684

Code size:
155.5 KB (159,232 bytes)

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