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wlss.exe

Wlss Application

Compal Electronics, Inc.

It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘WLSS’. This file is installed with the program Wireless Select Switch.
Publisher:
Compal Electronics, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wlss Application

Description:
Wlss

Version:
0, 0, 0, 4

MD5:
6a952e3fb210d535b7fe2e12d4fe9c9f

SHA-1:
26ce6564d42c3b1d9fa26e97c3ddd2462545194f

SHA-256:
0e95f769be33aede61663936104e4f277b2944072b091d9fe13becaa99d42591

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Clean  (1 probable false positive detection)

Explanation:
This is mosty likely a false positive detection, the file is probably clean.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 1:57:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Prevx
Heuristic: Suspicious Self Modifying File
3.0.11

File size:
185.5 KB (190,000 bytes)

Product version:
0, 0, 0, 4

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2007

Original file name:
WSS.EXE

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\compal\wireless select switch\wlss.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Compal Electronics, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/17/2006 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/2/2007 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Compal Electronics, Inc.", OU=Software Application, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Compal Electronics, Inc.", L=Taipei, S=Taiwan, C=TW

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
402BA17C9A0C5067F56D91C67C51C065

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/23/2007 4:49:47 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:KoiRyop4ieJgLGfIeeH4qrqEjsWpujvKd5/gl3EosgcB:KdyvYt7H3rdAWpu8/esg

Entry address:
0x43EE

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 38, 5C, 40, 00, 68, 74, 45, 40, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 68, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, 33, DB, 89, 5D, FC, 6A, 02, FF, 15, 24, 53, 40, 00, 59, 83, 0D, 4C, 75, 40, 00, FF, 83, 0D, 50, 75, 40, 00, FF, FF, 15, 28, 53, 40, 00, 8B, 0D, 40, 75, 40, 00, 89, 08, FF, 15, 2C, 53, 40, 00, 8B, 0D, 3C, 75, 40, 00, 89, 08, A1, 30, 53, 40, 00, 8B, 00, A3, 48, 75, 40, 00, E8, 16, 01, 00, 00, 39, 1D, 00, 74, 40, 00, 75, 0C, 68, 70, 45, 40, 00, FF, 15, 34, 53...
 
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Entropy:
5.5085

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
16 KB (16,384 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
WLSS

Command:
C:\Program Files\compal\wireless select switch\wlss.exe


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

Wireless Select Switch  by Compal Electronics, Inc.
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