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svchost.exe

Microsoft Windows Operating System

Everstrike OOO

While the file properties state the file is developed by 'Microsoft Corporation', this is not the case and it is designed just to look like a legitimate Microsoft system file. The application svchost.exe, “Processus hôte pour les services Windows ” by Everstrike OOO 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:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed by Everstrike OOO)

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Description:
Processus hôte pour les services Windows

Version:
5, 1, 2600, 5689 (xpsp_sp3_qfe.081003-1407)

MD5:
3d79ea065f43b943c231aac8c006e517

SHA-1:
8739968daf776e7639afeea76028769d6f6be4bb

SHA-256:
540fd91f49a825998d1f7bc9bfec8f42c9b4499759040d07a104840c315ef00c

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:
11/14/2024 3:02:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.2.6.9

File size:
84.8 KB (86,880 bytes)

Product version:
5, 1, 2600, 5689

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
svchost.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\system\svchost.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Everstrike OOO

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/29/2011 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/12/2013 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Everstrike OOO, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Everstrike OOO, L=Ulyanovsk, S=Ulyanovsk, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
641E267F3D0313EEED9D86E2C36B2260

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/24/2012 3:47:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x55FE

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 4A, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 68, 30, 41, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 6C, 30, 41, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, 67, 2D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, D0, 31, 41, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, 54, 2D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, D4, 31, 41, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Code size:
54 KB (55,296 bytes)

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