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winasv.exe

Now Media Corp.

The application winasv.exe by Now Media has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Windows Assist Service”.
Publisher:
Windows Assist Service  (signed by Now Media Corp.)

Product:
Windows Assist Service

Version:
1.0.0.6

MD5:
fb2498c8a5333db8d55948cd89271158

SHA-1:
7c119297d4fb6db1bee2dae9cf3b0274a596ebff

SHA-256:
3be6fb54bf13cf00afa5d6e89e69dc32eaff8c55470e1c5befd0e8f0766744a0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 12:45:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.7.3.19

File size:
117.7 KB (120,528 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.6

Original file name:
winasv.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\windows assist service\winasv.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Now Media Corp.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/24/2012 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/24/2013 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Now Media Corp., OU=EC Team, O=Now Media Corp., L=Uijeongbu-si, S=Gyeonggi-do, C=KR

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

Serial number:
3ACFBF44AA68CA08512B1BA9C041D893

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2012 1:55:33 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:/0WT7AJy5+TvwGYQfcwZ4S0snWULkzFE4J4EONHxlhTXc1XcjS+BGhT:/0WN5+TbnZ//4FE4J4EONHxlhTWySnhT

Entry address:
0x551A

Entry point:
E8, 05, 31, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 28, 41, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 24, 41, 41, 00, 89, 15, 20, 41, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 1C, 41, 41, 00, 89, 35, 18, 41, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 14, 41, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 40, 41, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 34, 41, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 10, 41, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 0C, 41, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 08, 41, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 04, 41, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 38, 41, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 2C, 41, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 30, 41, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 3C, 41, 41...
 
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Entropy:
6.1674

Code size:
52.5 KB (53,760 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Windows Assist Service

Service name:
winassvc

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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