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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 8 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘NeoStartPageObj Class’.
Publisher:
HowSoft.  (signed by HOW SOFT)

Product:
WindowSearch BHO

Version:
2, 0, 0, 9

MD5:
8cc32293529c1bb42930a73059d661b4

SHA-1:
8bf11fd12975d63491bdca29885cc7a7c71829e5

SHA-256:
0a709bddb9005cf23337d31cd31a2a787bb0983229eb017383342b30d3147b72

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:39:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.WindowSearch
2015.03.03

avast!
Win32:HowSoft-A [PUP]
2014.9-151015

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2956

Malwarebytes
Adware.K.WindowSearch
v2015.10.15.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Hue Communication.HOWSOFT (M)
15.10.15.11

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_WSEARCH
7.2.288

Trend Micro
ADW_WSEARCH
10.465.15

ViRobot
Adware.WinSearch.211536[h]
2014.3.20.0

File size:
206.6 KB (211,536 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 0, 9

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

Registration
CLSID:
{EBF3CCAD-8529-439D-A17F-B35ACFC57939}

ProgID:
NeoStartPageBHO.NeoStartPageObj.1

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/19/2012 6:07:13 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:3WhftT4KEsd6jHMuyyiZYhUhaMmogAZFX+iRljL03AF2yn8bvNOy4geBr2f9sBz:3WNt+siXiZ2Uhajomi3AhCg82FC

Entry address:
0x81680

Entry point:
80, 7C, 24, 08, 01, 0F, 85, E2, 01, 00, 00, 60, BE, 00, 10, 05, 10, 8D, BE, 00, 00, FB, 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:
7.8918  (probably packed)

Code size:
196 KB (200,704 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
CLSID:
{EBF3CCAD-8529-439D-A17F-B35ACFC57939}

CLSID name:
NeoStartPageObj Class


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