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svchost.exe

JProof LLC

The application svchost.exe by JProof has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. Although this file uses the name svchost.exe, this is NOT the Windows SvcHost (Service Host) distributed with the OS.
Publisher:
JProof LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8b4d2cc48a92e1c9cc0a4293c3eef0d9

SHA-1:
62c8efed86ac8e9e3a34f7aee5a830b0c074e72c

SHA-256:
3df440a98636c201aec24efbb445d5fd6ad1c279fa191c9f22b7aa07e712cec1

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:
11/5/2024 1:50:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.EpicScale (M)
17.3.2.18

File size:
3.5 MB (3,625,064 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\svchost.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
JProof LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
10/5/2014 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/11/2017 4:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=JProof LLC, O=JProof LLC, L=Washington, S=New Jersey, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
010A6723CC9454568F41F9221A61B586

File PE Metadata
OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.24

Entry address:
0x14D0

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, C7, 05, 72, 42, 37, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, 1D, E5, 20, 00, E8, 98, FC, FF, FF, 90, 90, 48, 83, C4, 28, C3, 90, 55, 48, 89, E5, 48, 83, E4, E0, 48, 81, EC, 80, 03, 00, 00, 48, 03, 17, C4, E1, F9, 6E, C2, C4, E2, 7D, 19, C0, C5, FD, D4, 15, EC, DA, 2D, 00, C4, E2, 7D, 59, 5F, 08, C5, FD, 7F, 9C, 24, E0, 00, 00, 00, C4, E2, 7D, 59, 47, 10, C5, FD, 7F, 84, 24, 00, 01, 00, 00, C4, E2, 7D, 59, 47, 18, C5, FD, 7F, 84, 24, 20, 01, 00, 00, C4, E2, 7D, 59, 47, 20, C5, FD, 7F, 84, 24, 40, 01, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.5270

Code size:
2.8 MB (2,903,552 bytes)

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