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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:
38c49a22eec7e7869bc54e5f6d46ec7b

SHA-1:
d1b3fa37a57fc5615951d81a4bdec80e1d2646aa

SHA-256:
4bbb742d43fca5a91d2891d8554623cc44334d150eb69aa6977fef7fc136b337

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 7:55:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.2.12.4

File size:
369.7 KB (378,536 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:
1/4/2016 2:25:07 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

Entry address:
0x2C2E7

Entry point:
E8, 8C, 89, 00, 00, E9, 16, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 00, 01, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 04, 87, 45, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, 37, 8A, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07...
 
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Entropy:
6.3522

Code size:
260 KB (266,240 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
SkyWidgetSystem

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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