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wsact.dll

WindowSearch BHO

HOW SOFT

The module wsact.dll by HOW SOFT has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
HowSoft.  (signed by HOW SOFT)

Product:
WindowSearch BHO

Version:
1, 0, 0, 4

MD5:
12cd82b9b3151b1f05b466888d12aaf3

SHA-1:
1a4820c388c657bdc81f64ef80ce1aaa1753be59

SHA-256:
a4008eaea1f6b999c7d335b1a99750753c7ec1cc14524ad14b41a54b0b0bb802

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/19/2024 8:04:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Hue Communication (M)
16.11.17.20

File size:
160.1 KB (163,920 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 4

Copyright:
Copyright (c) WindowSearch. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
wsact.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\windowsearch\wsact.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
HOW SOFT

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/29/2011 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/28/2013 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=HOW SOFT, O=HOW SOFT, L=Guro-gu, S=SEOUL, C=KR

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

Serial number:
567C8147E85208EFCE0495C1D8AC015F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/7/2012 11:20:24 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:OinKtSFBNDSJZzq13JPnDoqnDGxtLbPgdEhSqZYscQAGfds:OiKtmN4qlJPnvWbPgdEwq21YS

Entry address:
0x62C80

Entry point:
80, 7C, 24, 08, 01, 0F, 85, E2, 01, 00, 00, 60, BE, 00, E0, 03, 10, 8D, BE, 00, 30, FC, FF, 57, 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, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.8745  (probably packed)

Code size:
148 KB (151,552 bytes)

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