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NetworkSecurityGuard.exe

Softoware LLC

The application NetworkSecurityGuard.exe by Softoware 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 scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named NetworkSecurityGuardScan1.
Publisher:
Network Security Guard  (signed by Softoware LLC)

Product:
Network Security Guard

Version:
2.0.7.0

MD5:
7654d5b6fcf00243dab7fd8232ff67eb

SHA-1:
e97ff6a8fbd966571d51a31b6d8d799b47d62654

SHA-256:
e72a754f8564e6ff23660fc99da821c00cdc75c6674a5601344cef4ea2e60db5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
11/27/2024 3:41:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.1.24.19

File size:
7.2 MB (7,525,808 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.7.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
NetworkSecurityGuard.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\network security guard\networksecurityguard.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softoware LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/10/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/10/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softoware LLC, OU=Softoware LLC, O=Softoware LLC, STREET="1225 FRANKLIN AVENUE, SUITE 325", L=Garden City, S=New York, PostalCode=11530, C=US

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

Serial number:
6DC73DE107D58AD4D4BA573833F01896

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/6/2016 8:00:00 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x71224E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.8711

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
7.1 MB (7,406,592 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
NetworkSecurityGuardScan1

Trigger:
Weekly (Runs weekly on Saturdays at 6:27 AM)


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