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The application service.exe 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 windows Service named “GoogleChromeUpService”. While running, it connects to the Internet address customer.sharktech.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Version:
1.0.0.12

MD5:
da0ae5cdcc2e37fd61a6a7cfb5624843

SHA-1:
a5ca41732c8675ef99e61c3aed241631543bb1a8

SHA-256:
87c81141e932ed7e4bea029ad804e8d635a7e72f1d47047e7eba3904f172f231

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/4/2025 7:41:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Downloader (M)
17.3.16.12

File size:
1.6 MB (1,723,392 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.12

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
service.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Chinese (Simplified, PRC)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\service.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/8/1998 9:10:01 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x19CDD5

Entry point:
C6, C2, 52, 48, 22, F8, 42, 4B, 88, DC, F7, C3, A9, F9, F0, A4, 89, CA, F7, C2, E5, D1, B6, A1, F2, 86, C5, 20, F2, 8A, E7, B5, 78, E8, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 42, 80, FE, 4D, 8A, E6, F2, 69, F9, 4C, 4E, BA, FD, BE, C2, 57, 00, 00, 49, 0F, B6, EE, 81, F6, E3, 8F, 00, 00, 3D, 6F, DA, 4A, 8B, 84, C4, 0F, AF, D0, 81, C6, 2A, 0F, 00, 00, F2, F3, F6, C6, 8D, 81, F6, 41, 14, 12, 03, 8B, E8, FE, CF, 8D, 45, 00, 09, C5, 81, D6, 1A, F8, FE, 0A, 22, F7, C7, C3, BA, F8, 96, 33, FE, C5, F7, C0, 3D, 79, 45, A3, 03, F8, B3, 67...
 
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Entropy:
6.4528

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,247,232 bytes)

Service
Display name:
GoogleChromeUpService

Type:
Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to customer.sharktech.net  (104.160.178.242:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to w.interiowo.pl  (217.74.66.161:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to dns2.ru-tld.ru  (176.31.179.191:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 89-19-29-112.cizgi.net.tr  (89.19.29.112:80)

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