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vprotectstart.exe

vprotect starter

Akorea

The application vprotectstart.exe by Akorea has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Akorea  (signed and verified)

Product:
vprotect starter

Version:
1, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
2e59cd20d03428db21989ffe4d6eb6f0

SHA-1:
74d9850212526d5dbe9012fd3c658511223c8118

SHA-256:
5bbad80e3ebdfb617bc8a525874e0f34374af20ccd240060bce7be934ce83cdf

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:
4/25/2024 6:25:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Akorea (M)
16.2.14.17

File size:
18.5 KB (18,952 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 AKorea All rights reserved

Original file name:
vprotectstart.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\vprotect\vprotectstart.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Akorea

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/28/2013 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/29/2014 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Akorea, O=Akorea, L=Haeundae-gu, S=BUSAN, C=KR

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
47808D51BD832E4E938DE40E8ABCFACB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/23/2013 8:41:37 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
192:BJOu7loLLh0wjaLGmhvFMFySlf+xg5cLqeIvvEmh6nzoSV6nUBw894ou7+wse+P/:6u7loHlW9hvFMvSqCzR4neuSPLve4xV

Entry address:
0x8360

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 40, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, FF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75...
 
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Entropy:
6.8068

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
8 KB (8,192 bytes)

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