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vprotectu.exe

vprotect updater

Akorea

The application vprotectu.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 updater

Version:
1, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
dddea878ace5b871f1ba940bc14b39df

SHA-1:
c121e8ab25cc22b0380bb61bdf9dbb98d2e96e42

SHA-256:
7d3cf6283d06fff4b3b92910a3f5660c2e1f06b88f9550e87d971afc66d3bda9

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 5:26:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Akorea (M)
16.2.14.17

File size:
116.5 KB (119,304 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 AKorea All rights reserved.

Original file name:
vprotectu.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\vprotect\vprotectu.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 8:54:48 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:MaZQ16VOYULLEgjbKCFjgmqlWqDbeAY5PN3NOwMNr9k2:Pw6VBwASbKwqlWWBaF3NOwYT

Entry address:
0x9B2A0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 20, 48, 00, 8D, BE, 00, F0, F7, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 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, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8113

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
104 KB (106,496 bytes)

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