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skywidget.exe

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The application skywidget.exe by B&C 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 scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named swgWin triggered to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
SkyWidget  (signed by B&C)

Product:
SkyWidget

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
4caae4c7fa3090f88de7d926191bd293

SHA-1:
3eeaea74c12227a1461f134af1b6f7ba05d4c86d

SHA-256:
72bd3ec90c4cd58864e27e1acadbcae5f94cbac48740b3a104aebb5f5ed119e1

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:
12/27/2024 8:27:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.2.12.12

File size:
1.9 MB (2,006,696 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
SkyWidget. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
skywidget.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\skywidget\skywidget.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
B&C

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/16/2016 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/21/2016 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=B&C, OU=IT Team, O=B&C, L=Bupyeong-gu, S=Incheon, C=KR

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
552BBAB93AB38D180FD8322C4BDB130D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/22/2016 10:32:57 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0x141E0C

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 07, 00, 00, E9, 80, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, F2, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 33, CD, F2, E8, 77, F5, FF, FF, F2, E9, DA, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, EC, 33, CD, F2, E8, 66, F5, FF, FF, F2, E9, C9, FF, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 74, 0E, 5C, 00, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, F2, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24...
 
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Entropy:
6.5770

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,498,112 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
swgWin

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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