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kutoghsystemtask.exe

Yupeng Zhang

The application kutoghsystemtask.exe by Yupeng Zhang 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 scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time. While running, it connects to the Internet address server-52-84-174-106.gru50.r.cloudfront.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Yupeng Zhang  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e260ef4c04caf11774390f8140074938

SHA-1:
cd26fc7104e54ccbd505bf1d8149f5a7c8c3caed

SHA-256:
7db724fe7c1ab45db2d9656602a377434b8129fadcf2822fab15f4eaec869314

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/18/2025 12:51:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Elex (M)
16.6.27.0

File size:
325.1 KB (332,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\kutogh\kutoghsystemtask.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Yupeng Zhang

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/26/2016 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/4/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Yupeng Zhang, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Beijing, S=Beijing, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4ACB18410FB56F7862490FBD563A7B34

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/27/2016 5:12:22 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:7CB93GKcN/h4zk5b9FQXs/7SXKwOR19d/AUA9dBp1:7E2Ko/Gzk5c4SXkRP6Z9dBp1

Entry address:
0x1FE8D

Entry point:
E8, CF, 53, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, 90, E1, 44, 00, 01, 73, 0D, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 08, F3, AA, EB, 5D, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 7C, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 00, C3, 44, 00, 01, 0F, 82, E6, 58, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA...
 
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Code size:
237.5 KB (243,200 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Kutogh System

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 00:23)

Description:
Provides the core technology for Kutogh.


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-55-75.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.55.75:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-55-249.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.55.249:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-27.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-174-106.gru50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.174.106:80)

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