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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 3 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:
1.10.0.20

MD5:
f64f4cd4d954de4ae98ee69d4b44f9c6

SHA-1:
7143e0acb4c4c5a4a7b6940c82d16ce29f0a5f63

SHA-256:
d4f7f645eba613c0bda98a94baddfb0435a0f94897f3058e6b90f5663396ba31

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 5:36:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3053

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.WordShark.A
v2015.07.10.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WordShark (M)
15.7.10.5

File size:
57.1 KB (58,456 bytes)

Product version:
1.10.0.20

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_1.10.0.20\update\wordsharkautoupdateclient.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Word Shark

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/22/2015 4:07:42 PM

Valid to:
5/22/2017 4:07:42 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:
7/6/2015 3:11:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:Wz0QPC5SVi6VFjaM9Z4QNNpWLTihin1iPj7mOOqEmdKyEPpMeIYGl2diSn:qSOJNXoiQwPuTqExbpMeoO

Entry address:
0xE17E

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:
6.5608

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

Code size:
48.5 KB (49,664 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
WordShark Auto Updater 1.10.0.20 Core

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
WordShark Auto Updater 1.10.0.20 Core


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

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

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-175-77-96.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.175.77.96:80)

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