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authhost.exe

Microsoft AuthHost

Microsoft Corporation

It is installed with the Windows 8 pre-release build (RTM). The file has been seen being downloaded from dc5-mediamanager.verizonwireless.com.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Description:
Microsoft AuthHost

 
Part of the Windows 8.1 (Blue) Operating System

Version:
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)

MD5:
e49bda4b3b6d5679b71c30cdf48aa31d

SHA-1:
195e716e4aa9c37ebc8f51e7f9dc9f5ec58b786e

SHA-256:
14cbeb039b84792d3e816883385603487b40d0de93ded942e048acce46137612

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)
Whitelisted  (by digital signature)

Analysis date:
11/18/2024 1:30:48 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
177.6 KB (181,816 bytes)

Product version:
6.3.9600.16384

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AuthHost.exe.mui

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\authhost.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
7/1/2014 3:32:01 PM

Valid to:
10/1/2015 3:32:01 PM

Subject:
CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

Serial number:
330000004EA1D80770A9BBE94400000000004E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/28/2014 7:40:35 PM

OS version:
6.3

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:rDhf05UJGOdwq0xEj0jFQvokydv21p6py/7T68NLRNq3kxaka3v44pVlHqxaRWN/:p6OdwlGj0nO18z6LU4aka9pHHddaguBb

Entry address:
0x1E850

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 5B, 02, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 0E, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 66, 66, 0F, 1F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 48, 3B, 0D, 81, 77, 00, 00, 75, 10, 48, C1, C1, 10, 66, F7, C1, FF, FF, 75, 01, C3, 48, C1, C9, 10, E9, 42, 03, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 48, 83, EC, 28, 48, 8B, 01, 81, 38, 63, 73, 6D, E0, 75, 23, 83, 78, 18, 04, 75, 1D, 8B, 48, 20, 8D, 81, E0, FA, 6C, E6, 83, F8...
 
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Entropy:
6.1870

Code size:
141.5 KB (144,896 bytes)

The file authhost.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://dc5-mediamanager.verizonwireless.com/dv/api/user/6a28d2a8f6dc4a498737e9e15137c094/repository/MyComputer/file/.../AuthHost.exe&X-Client-Platform=WEB&X-Client-Identifier=VZW-BUAP-PORTAL

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