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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:
1.10.0.17

MD5:
87f0b3ae26cb2c15b6595680585c0991

SHA-1:
79395d2e5c3471aacbb2c85ae18de1fe4cd7f86d

SHA-256:
2c69304864dd2c172169d71a782f5da929329776d71590968032c75097c923bc

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 5:30:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.1137
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.Vitruvian.A application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InfoAtoms.WordShar (M)
16.3.31.23

File size:
60 KB (61,440 bytes)

Product version:
1.10.0.17

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_1.10.0.17\update\wordsharkautoupdateclient.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Word Shark

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/22/2015 8:07:42 PM

Valid to:
5/22/2017 8:07:42 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:
6/1/2015 5:44:07 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:dnOqfoDJ5mFjyTm4qWJ+HkxjAKPwFODW26E1g5AtUmEPpMeC9KQ2diSn:1XZg/JOkx8KYFiWkXkpMetb

Entry address:
0xEB4E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
6.5370

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

Code size:
51 KB (52,224 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
WordShark Auto Updater 1.10.0.17 Core

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
WordShark Auto Updater 1.10.0.17 Core


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