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wcthelper.exe

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The application wcthelper.exe, “Windows Core Toolbar Helper” by search core systems has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Windows Core Toolbar by Search Core Systems which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
search core systems  (signed and verified)

Description:
Windows Core Toolbar Helper

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
04ab6e74a2918d62d23f94c43845bc42

SHA-1:
921fc921b0e829e29c02f95c2ce7e95e3dc41329

SHA-256:
3a302989a4030add38f59aca792f3d9ce6ddd91e0e91a6f4bf2ddf666ed6d1e5

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:47:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
13738

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.Bonzuna
8.7543

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Toolbar.searchcoresystems.J
14.8.8.3

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0927
7.2.141

File size:
690.5 KB (707,120 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\search core systems\windows core toolbar\wcthelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
search core systems

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/13/2012 2:23:55 PM

Valid to:
1/13/2013 2:23:55 PM

Subject:
CN=search core systems, O=search core systems, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112161BFE8B30B66C06A60ADF51015575814

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/21/2012 9:38:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:DMXKsKzRhxzpCuor8Aw4ShQofOttgt8Tjn2TJ4SlcU888888888888W88888888N:YXKsE7xzpVor848Yg8r2TJ4VWO

Entry address:
0x89888

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, 53, B8, 58, 85, 48, 00, E8, D7, DC, F7, FF, 8B, 1D, F0, F7, 48, 00, 8B, 03, E8, AE, AA, FE, FF, 8B, 03, 33, D2, E8, FD, C5, FE, FF, 8B, 03, C6, 40, 57, 00, 6A, EC, 8B, 03, 8B, 80, 70, 01, 00, 00, 50, E8, 9B, E9, F7, FF, 0D, 80, 00, 00, 00, 50, 6A, EC, 8B, 03, 8B, 80, 70, 01, 00, 00, 50, E8, BD, EB, F7, FF, 8B, 03, BA, 3C, 99, 48, 00, E8, 15, A5, FE, FF, 8B, 0D, 10, F6, 48, 00, 8B, 03, 8B, 15, 2C, FC, 47, 00, E8, 72, AA, FE, FF, 8B, 0D, AC, F8, 48, 00, 8B, 03, 8B, 15, 2C, 81, 48, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.5512

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
544.5 KB (557,568 bytes)

The file wcthelper.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Windows Core Toolbar  by Search Core Systems
Windows Core Toolbar is an adware web browser extension designed to take control of the user's browser in order to redirect web searches and inject advertising. In Internet Explorer the program run as a Browser Helper Object.
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