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iedvutils.exe

Internet Explorer

Fengxia Cao

The application iedvutils.exe, “Internet Explorer assistant tool” by Fengxia Cao 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 “ExplorerService”.
Publisher:
Fengxia Cao  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet Explorer

Description:
Internet Explorer assistant tool

Version:
0.0.0.0

MD5:
79d66cf9919a8adfdaa0f151f5551d3d

SHA-1:
45e7e5b9151d7155900de6e7a35d8f28532a4162

SHA-256:
3427d2424e2d4c9adbe1a7e6c83c124ce83f3ea3d20456328c8511c793f8d051

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 12:11:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Elex.FC (M)
17.3.15.16

File size:
54.7 KB (55,992 bytes)

Product version:
8.0.7600.16385

Copyright:
Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
iedvutils.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\explorer\iedvutils.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fengxia Cao

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/10/2017 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
10/14/2017 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Fengxia Cao, 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:
3B6536249C7E938DA013110B8048B326

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/28/2017 9:21:25 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x13B7

Entry point:
E8, 1E, 11, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 15, 14, 80, 40, 00, 6A, 01, A3, CC, E0, 40, 00, E8, DF, 17, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, 70, 15, 00, 00, 83, 3D, CC, E0, 40, 00, 00, 59, 59, 75, 08, 6A, 01, E8, C5, 17, 00, 00, 59, 68, 09, 04, 00, C0, E8, 3E, 15, 00, 00, 59, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 24, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 17, E8, C6, 5D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 74, 05, 6A, 02, 59, CD, 29, A3, B0, DE, 40, 00, 89, 0D, AC, DE, 40, 00, 89, 15, A8, DE, 40, 00, 89, 1D, A4, DE, 40, 00, 89, 35, A0, DE, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 9C...
 
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Entropy:
6.0218

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

Service
Display name:
ExplorerService

Service name:
iedvutils

Description:
System update service

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Group:
SchedulerGroup


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