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wasvc.exe

WA Client Service

Word Anchor

The application wasvc.exe by Word Anchor has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 22 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “WA 1.10.0.20 Client Service”. While running, it connects to the Internet address unallocated.barefruit.co.uk on port 443.
Publisher:
WA  (signed by Word Anchor)

Product:
WA Client Service

Version:
1.10.0.20

MD5:
a9fe0a91e3aff52c18708cf365e4713d

SHA-1:
90f1898c3efcf5df60b7a12cb2444723e828c11b

SHA-256:
c76b41b06cd0c2d6d12c4429708697296f05409aec83a29669443189ff5c943e

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 10:30:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Vitruvian.P
575

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Patched.Gen
7.11.30.172

Arcabit
Adware.Vitruvian.P
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:Xpirat
2014.9-150810

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Vitruvian
4.0.3.15710

Bitdefender
Adware.Vitruvian.P
1.0.20.955

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.1137
9.0.1.0191

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Vitruvian.P
8.15.07.10.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.Vitruvian (variant)
9.11916

F-Prot
W32/Expiro.BG
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Adware.Vitruvian.P
11.2015-10-07_6

G Data
Adware.Vitruvian
15.7.25

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Vitruvian
14.0.0.1601

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.WordAnchor.A
v2015.07.10.10

McAfee
Virus.W32/Expiro.gen.p
5600.6677

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.203.1482.0

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Vitruvian.P
16.0.0.573

Norman
Win32.Expiro.Gen.3
11.20150810

nProtect
Adware.Vitruvian.P
15.07.09.01

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.8.10.14

Sophos
Virus 'W32/Expiro-S'
5.15

VIPRE Antivirus
InfoAtoms
41860

File size:
293.1 KB (300,120 bytes)

Product version:
1.10.0.20

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
wasvc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\wordanchor_1.10.0.20\service\wasvc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Word Anchor

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/22/2015 10:03:04 PM

Valid to:
5/22/2017 10:03:04 PM

Subject:
E=support@wordanchorapp.com, CN=Word Anchor, O=Word Anchor, L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121881197A2243E556A1A11A1D4B17AE0A0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/6/2015 9:04:28 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:6qw3VwE4mZOYdezJmWy+wewzTBi92Cbdc:6qw3VwE3ZqzJ17pwzTo9Ddc

Entry address:
0x253E5

Entry point:
E8, B8, 64, 00, 00, E9, 7B, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 10, 57, 33, FF, 85, DB, 75, 14, E8, 1C, 1F, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 6A, 39, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, 73, 56, 68, BC, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 01, E8, 44, 3B, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 59, 59, 85, F6, 74, 49, E8, C8, 30, 00, 00, FF, 70, 6C, 56, E8, 46, 31, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 14, 83, 4E, 04, FF, 89, 46, 58, 8B, 45, 1C, 59, 59, 89, 5E, 54, 85, C0, 75, 03, 8D, 45, 10, 50, FF, 75, 18, 56, 68, 4F, 55, 42, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, 48, 31, 43, 00, 85, C0...
 
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Code size:
198.5 KB (203,264 bytes)

Service
Display name:
WA 1.10.0.20 Client Service

Service name:
wasvc_1.10.0.20

Description:
This service enables WA 1.10.0.20 on HTTP websites

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to unallocated.barefruit.co.uk  (92.242.140.20:443)

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