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wsstart.exe

WindowSearch Version Manager

HOW SOFT

The application wsstart.exe 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 Version Manager

Version:
1, 1, 0, 4

MD5:
6b5d180c779cc0a42d82967ddbb70801

SHA-1:
2c2200255f6234f0a232217adc17dee3d264b667

SHA-256:
b096cbf30f7ad9b9a2cec35aba6ec92b80ebbe68f2f811bd1fcd2037797c7499

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:
4/26/2024 10:13:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Hue Communication (M)
16.9.24.3

File size:
211.1 KB (216,144 bytes)

Product version:
1, 1, 0, 4

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

Original file name:
wsstart.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\windowsearch\wsstart.exe

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:
7/18/2012 3:36:47 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:FTrfIa4QP5n0SGBWEZ3Q4807XdidtsJ0R4PmFYIneiKJLtBtZs/+aTE:pca9nbkZgAhMts3uhoLrHsW2E

Entry address:
0x808A0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 45, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, FB, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, 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, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8738

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
196 KB (200,704 bytes)

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