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WordSharkAutoUpdateClient.exe

WS AutoUpdate Client

Word Shark

The application WordSharkAutoUpdateClient.exe by Word Shark has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
WS  (signed by Word Shark)

Product:
WS AutoUpdate Client

Version:
1.10.0.19

MD5:
697a9b24b1680b35eeed970fbd283f41

SHA-1:
4ed1192354dfc1eb29199d4ec56a84f31747f463

SHA-256:
53ec7ddc88ec594a59b5a5ab78d88ad65ba70ee438d1c117114dd185fbbe5998

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 4:43:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3070

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.WordShark.A
v2015.06.23.05

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WordShark (M)
15.6.29.1

File size:
66.6 KB (68,184 bytes)

Product version:
1.10.0.19

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
WordSharkAutoUpdateClient.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\wordshark_1.10.0.19\update\wordsharkautoupdateclient.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Word Shark

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/22/2015 1:07:42 PM

Valid to:
5/22/2017 1:07:42 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112198EB233B90E5F1DCEFA56D0BCF72B66C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/15/2015 3:27:00 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:dFxRxTcce1PfFYK1h5ygLfGYwBwNOJUnopMePsc:XzBcceAx2GYf86EMePB

Entry address:
0x1068E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.5792

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
58 KB (59,392 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
WordShark Auto Updater 1.10.0.19 Core

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
wordsharkautoupdateclient.exe checkupdate

Description:
WordShark Auto Updater 1.10.0.19 Core


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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-244-247-138.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.244.247.138:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-203-254-201.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.203.254.201:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to unallocated.barefruit.co.uk  (92.242.144.50:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-209-42-219.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.209.42.219:80)

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