rkhswyjzkw.exe

Storm Alert

Rational Thought Solutions

This is part of an adware program designed to inject advertising in the web browser (banners, text-links) as well as modify the normal behavior of the browser as well as modify the computer’s system settings that control applications to run on startup. Part of the Injekt brand of unwanted programs. The application rkhswyjzkw.exe, “StormAlert Service” by Rational Thought Solutions has been detected as adware 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 “rKHswYJZkW”.
Publisher:
Rational Thought Solutions LLC  (signed by Rational Thought Solutions)

Product:
Storm Alert

Description:
StormAlert Service

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
9a8139ff08b18c26716dec9f1f4e5410

SHA-1:
09154dadbcfc281844b2d1e81356115d7b7088de

SHA-256:
08218d8ccb0a04da337313f887feec93032a135d0eabef13df664b8cb36852f7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 11:02:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt (M)
17.3.15.3

File size:
2.6 MB (2,726,776 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Rational Thought Solutions LLC 2014

Original file name:
StormAlertService.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\nbgwwljjf\rkhswyjzkw.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/17/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Rational Thought Solutions, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Rational Thought Solutions, L=St. James, S=St. James, C=BB

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
14448451C4ACAC4A2AACA637288DB659

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/24/2014 5:05:29 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x2995CE

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

Code size:
2.6 MB (2,717,184 bytes)

Service
Display name:
rKHswYJZkW

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
Winmgmt CryptSvc


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