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GWX_control_panel.exe

GWX Control Panel

Josh Mayfield

It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘GwxControlPanelMonitor’. This file is installed with multiple programs including GWX Control Panel. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.majorgeeks.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
UltimateOutsider  (signed by Josh Mayfield)

Product:
GWX Control Panel

Description:
GWX Control Panel - Closes and configures the 'Get Windows 10' system tray application.

Version:
1.7.4.1

MD5:
c6ea8429c22c53bc7a738ffec4831429

SHA-1:
ff89e1f50bdf778293e9cbbc91bf76aa5fa85143

SHA-256:
bf0b2c1f38f2dde284c20ca0c4027495f52e52b35b846a1f655c6670816552c8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Clean  (1 probable false positive detection)

Explanation:
This is mosty likely a false positive detection, the file is probably clean.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 3:45:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Win32.Virus.Lamer
4.0.3.1642

File size:
4.4 MB (4,596,296 bytes)

Product version:
1.7.4.1

Copyright:
(c) 2016, Josh Mayfield/Ultimate Outsider. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
GWX_control_panel.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ultimateoutsider\gwx control panel\gwx_control_panel.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Josh Mayfield

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/7/2016 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/6/2017 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Josh Mayfield, O=Josh Mayfield, STREET=16958 NW Cove Ct, L=Portland, S=OR, PostalCode=97229, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
04F29C8A4DD805F9181F6B3859FCAF83

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/2/2016 5:52:42 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:z8uWTz6+AlHKQhOkrdZ5O9pO+1t1c1X3gCKFLOAkGkzdnEVomFHKnPw:uzQ49pO+1t1c1gCKFLOyomFHKnPw

Entry address:
0x13F52B

Entry point:
E8, 21, A1, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 30, 94, 63, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 1C, 42, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 74, 64, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, BC, 94, 63, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 74...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.0357

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,805,824 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
GwxControlPanelMonitor

Command:
"C:\Program Files\ultimateoutsider\gwx control panel\gwx_control_panel.exe" \traymode


The file GWX_control_panel.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

GWX Control Panel  by UltimateOutsider
blog.ultimateoutsider.com/2015/08/using-gwx-stopper-to-permanently-remove.html
About 7% of users remove it
MyHarmony  by Logitech Inc.
3% remove it
 
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The file GWX_control_panel.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 24 URLs.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/index.php?ct=files&action=download&PHPSESSID=8ur482ek0falu910tms0hv1an6

http://www.majorgeeks.com/index.php?ct=files&action=download&PHPSESSID=c0ransnmee8g1pmb7p58euimi0

http://www.majorgeeks.com/index.php?ct=files&action=download&PHPSESSID=thma24bi3itsaanci3n8gktj62

http://somit.cz/GWX_control_panel.exe

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxTFaNfcWZNFTVR5c1BOYnJrYm8&export=download

http://files1.majorgeeks.com/58155fc7f528a19b9fc3599b65047290/.../GWX_control_panel.exe

https://docs.google.com/a/.../uc?authuser=0&id=0BxTFaNfcWZNFTVR5c1BOYnJrYm8&export=download

http://www.majorgeeks.com/index.php?ct=files&action=download&PHPSESSID=9vqg2vvdla7pbsmjd8c5lfgjd2

http://www.programosy.pl/.../pobierz,gwx-control-panel,2.html

http://www.continf.com/W10.EXE

http://www.majorgeeks.com/index.php?ct=files&action=download&PHPSESSID=qnq201uldnkbg3340k9cathb35

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_14626177849087&key=2b0adaafa9ad8a29fede7758fada1730&libId=inx0viqu010000ws000DAbodyba8y&loc=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2998967/windows/how-to-block-the-windows-10-upgrade.html&v=1&out=http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/GWX_control_panel.exe&ref=https://.../&title=How to block the Windows 10 upgrade | PCWorld&txt=download this program

http://www.saep-motortester.eu/rnetfull/.../GWX_control_panel.exe

https://docs.google.com/uc?authuser=0&id=0BxTFaNfcWZNFTVR5c1BOYnJrYm8&export=download

http://www.techspot.com/downloads/downloadnow/.../?evp=bc7692a73ac7bdd63853782c4e4b0ee2&file=1

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_146399082985910&key=2b0adaafa9ad8a29fede7758fada1730&libId=iojq95yk010000ws000DAgr1vzmcc&loc=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2998967/.../how-to-block-the-windows-10-upgrade.html&v=1&out=http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/GWX_control_panel.exe&ref=http://www.pcworld.com/article/3014238/.../get-windows-10-prompt-adopts-malware-like-tactics-to-trick-you-into-upgrading.html&title=How to block the Windows 10 upgrade | PCWorld&txt=download this program

https://doc-10-1k-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/1mgvve9fh29129p05rd93nqvi7idf029/l1m9fcii2nir67grve5814rq8qpjjndp/1464112800000/.../12859629771419370358/0B62qGERbU_DYa0FtYzFPeXZkYWM?h=11983514678366581653&e=download

http://www.majorgeeks.com/index.php?ct=files&action=download&PHPSESSID=16smbhqav4iva0oiqj1dvir6h5

http://www.majorgeeks.com/index.php?ct=files&action=download&PHPSESSID=6j73hvvoi04nme03niu8pdg4q7

http://www.techspot.com/downloads/downloadnow/.../?evp=c3e319ded6df683df0e6cc6e7a37368f&file=1

ftp://rmt.tylerweb.net/GWX_control_panel.exe

http://www.majorgeeks.com/index.php?ct=files&action=download&

http://files1.majorgeeks.com/2b8a61594b1f4c4db0902a8a395ced93/.../GWX_control_panel.exe

http://ultimateoutsider.com/.../GWX_control_panel.exe

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