wasvc.exe

WA Client Service

Word Anchor

The application wasvc.exe by Word Anchor 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 separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “WA 1.10.0.20 Client Service”.
Publisher:
WA  (signed by Word Anchor)

Product:
WA Client Service

Version:
1.10.0.20

MD5:
a9fe0a91e3aff52c18708cf365e4713d

SHA-1:
dd15d1a3e956293727d290bec66eccb022d55616

SHA-256:
c76b41b06cd0c2d6d12c4429708697296f05409aec83a29669443189ff5c943e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
7/5/2025 6:01:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InfoAtoms (M)
16.12.19.17

File size:
293.1 KB (300,120 bytes)

Product version:
1.10.0.20

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
wasvc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\wordanchor_1.10.0.20\service\wasvc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/22/2015 10:03:04 PM

Valid to:
5/22/2017 10:03:04 PM

Subject:
E=support@wordanchorapp.com, CN=Word Anchor, O=Word Anchor, L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121881197A2243E556A1A11A1D4B17AE0A0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/6/2015 9:04:28 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x253E5

Code size:
198.5 KB (203,264 bytes)

Service
Display name:
WA 1.10.0.20 Client Service

Service name:
wasvc_1.10.0.20

Description:
This service enables WA 1.10.0.20 on HTTP websites

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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