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winsmv.exe

Now Media Corp.

The application winsmv.exe by Now Media has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Windows Search Manager”.
Publisher:
Windows Search Manager  (signed by Now Media Corp.)

Product:
Windows Search Manager

Version:
1.0.0.6

MD5:
bf6ad6877d30e7c3442055a871687839

SHA-1:
9b1c519c4c6a64c2e170af4d98b99682547f200d

SHA-256:
2183869bf0767789517d05a8189cc36264248f50a6f730a94857b8ed8956f378

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 1:17:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
17.1.8.8

File size:
128.2 KB (131,280 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.6

Original file name:
winsmv.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\windows search manager\winsmv.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Now Media Corp.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/24/2012 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/24/2013 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Now Media Corp., OU=EC Team, O=Now Media Corp., L=Uijeongbu-si, S=Gyeonggi-do, C=KR

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3ACFBF44AA68CA08512B1BA9C041D893

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/31/2012 12:37:28 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x6023

Entry point:
E8, 99, 3F, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 48, 62, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 44, 62, 41, 00, 89, 15, 40, 62, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 3C, 62, 41, 00, 89, 35, 38, 62, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 34, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 60, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 54, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 30, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 2C, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 28, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 24, 62, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 58, 62, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 4C, 62, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 50, 62, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 5C, 62, 41...
 
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Entropy:
6.2150

Code size:
62 KB (63,488 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Windows Search Manager

Service name:
winsmsvc

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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