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keywordfo.exe

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The application keywordfo.exe by winsys has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘keywordfo’.
Publisher:
winsys  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9ec1284aa77325304c0cbcd69ce3f641

SHA-1:
59fc49aabfc37223670b3252e50cba4c2855bb12

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/16/2024 1:20:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.7.21.4

File size:
705.1 KB (721,984 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\keyword find\keywordfo.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
winsys

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/3/2012 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/4/2013 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=winsys, O=winsys, L=Gangnam-gu, S=SEOUL, C=KR

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0ED81EA1C6AD38AAF7D1D6B65E23E6F2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 7:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:i0AwaYCKLHiA6fMk6DXdwYDn7U1NLYChalTVjNvRkgX6QOYDfh:gjKLH36fMRXOYDkLAjHkNQO+p

Entry address:
0x18E000

Entry point:
83, EC, 04, 50, 53, E8, 01, 00, 00, 00, CC, 58, 8B, D8, 40, 2D, 00, 10, 0A, 00, 2D, 5D, 36, 5F, 00, 05, 52, 36, 5F, 00, 80, 3B, CC, 75, 19, C6, 03, 00, BB, 00, 10, 00, 00, 68, C3, CE, 33, 15, 68, 1C, 39, 65, 25, 53, 50, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, 83, C0, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, 5B, 58, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 60, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 0C, C1, E9, 02, 8B, 45, 10, 8B, 5D, 14, EB, 08, 31, 06, 01, 1E, 83, C6, 04, 49, 0B, C9, 75, F4, 61, C9, C2, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8882  (probably packed)

Code size:
88 KB (90,112 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
keywordfo

Command:
C:\Program Files\keyword find\keywordfo.exe


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