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
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
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
Compilation timestamp:
7/6/2015 9:04:28 PM
Subsystem:
Windows Console
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