What is averhomefree.exe?

averhomefree.exe is part of HomeFree Service and developed by AVerMedia Technologies, Inc. according to the averhomefree.exe version information.

averhomefree.exe's description is "AVerCaster Service"

averhomefree.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files (x86)\avermedia\homefree\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected averhomefree.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on averhomefree.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameHomeFree Service
Company nameAVerMedia Technologies, Inc.
File descriptionAVerCaster Service
Internal nameHomeFree.exe
Original filenameHomeFree.exe
Legal copyrightAVerMedia Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Product version1, 0, 18, 1
File version1, 0, 18, 1

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameHomeFree Service
Company nameAVerMedia Technologies, Inc.
File descriptionAVerCaster Service
Internal nameHomeFree.exe
Original filenameHomeFree.exe
Legal copyrightAVerMedia Technologies, Inc. All ri..
Product version1, 0, 18, 1
File version1, 0, 18, 1

Digital signatures [?]

averhomefree.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

1 of the 70 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the averhomefree.exe file. That's a 1% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
APEX Malicious
1 of the 70 anti-virus programs detected the averhomefree.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1576389186.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "REGISTRY",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "TYPELIB",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 7,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Foreign language identified in PE resource",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "name": "REGISTRY",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x00099fc0",
                "filetype": "ASCII text",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_TRADITIONAL",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000292"
            },
            {
                "name": "REGISTRY",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x00099fc0",
                "filetype": "ASCII text",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_TRADITIONAL",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000292"
            },
            {
                "name": "REGISTRY",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x00099fc0",
                "filetype": "ASCII text",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_TRADITIONAL",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000292"
            },
            {
                "name": "REGISTRY",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x00099fc0",
                "filetype": "ASCII text",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_TRADITIONAL",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000292"
            },
            {
                "name": "TYPELIB",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x0009a258",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_TRADITIONAL",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00001b60"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_STRING",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x0009bdb8",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_TRADITIONAL",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000048"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_VERSION",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x000991f0",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_TRADITIONAL",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x0000034c"
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "origin_langid"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 662,
            "time": 6.203038930892944,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3462,
            "time": 6.163640975952148,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3790,
            "time": 4.138175964355469,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4118,
            "time": 6.1755828857421875,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4446,
            "time": 4.644903898239136,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4774,
            "time": 3.0345358848571777,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 5102,
            "time": 4.656049013137817,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 11572,
            "time": 4.169703960418701,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 15764,
            "time": 6.249925851821899,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "f39049320713003d6b712d065c695b4c07d92e3b3be78ee2c51bef20bc226ff6",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "1e8621823ecddcafa121af1d91dcff02e0ff605497cbf03483c4ddb72220a16c",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5505485b06673b9b769f1dfc3e1ae42a6
SHA25613a964a11fb671d40d03bc5b1eb81cadc0a6f05080c18d08d3d17c16b6ac7c77

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to averhomefree.exe:

averhomefree.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

averhomefree.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

AVerCaster Service has stopped working.

End Program - averhomefree.exe. This program is not responding.

averhomefree.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

averhomefree.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep100 %
1
Remove0 %
0

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

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