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skywidgets.exe

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The application skywidgets.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 SkyWidgetSystem triggered to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
SkyWidget  (signed by B&C)

Product:
SkyWidget

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
1f34468b7219f78a230170eb01401e7f

SHA-1:
a6063b2cf65cbec5f911b4e33b4897bf0f081d0f

SHA-256:
48006be4f4d3afff4aee8de3bac20a48d263108dcca4ee11d7ac2e4319e5d2b3

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:
11/15/2024 7:40:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.2.5.4

File size:
1.9 MB (1,965,224 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
SkyWidget. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
skywidgets.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\skywidget\skywidgets.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:
3/28/2016 10:49:06 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0x1384EB

Entry point:
E8, 5A, 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, 5A, F5, FF, FF, F2, E9, DA, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, EC, 33, CD, F2, E8, 49, 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, 64, 6E, 5B, 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:
6.5704

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,455,616 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
SkyWidgetSystem

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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