What is ss_conn_service2.exe?

ss_conn_service2.exe is part of MSS CS and developed by DEVGURU Co., LTD. according to the ss_conn_service2.exe version information.

ss_conn_service2.exe's description is "MSS CS Connectivity Service"

ss_conn_service2.exe is digitally signed by DEVGURU Co., Ltd..

ss_conn_service2.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Samsung\USB Drivers\28_ssconn2\conn\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about ss_conn_service2.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ss_conn_service2.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMSS CS
Company nameDEVGURU Co., LTD.
File descriptionMSS CS Connectivity Service
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) DEVGURU 2002-2013 (www.devguru.co.kr)
Product version2.6.0.0
File version2.6.0.0

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

Product nameMSS CS
Company nameDEVGURU Co., LTD.
File descriptionMSS CS Connectivity Service
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) DEVGURU 2002-2013 (www..
Product version2.6.0.0
File version2.6.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

ss_conn_service2.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameDEVGURU Co., Ltd.
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number32fc0f945bc55b8bf42aabc8e3ad9b83

VirusTotal report

None of the 70 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ss_conn_service2.exe file.

None of the 70 anti-virus programs detected the ss_conn_service2.exe file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "dll_loaded": [
        "kernel32",
        "api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1",
        "api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1",
        "api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1572861185.3438,
        "ppid": 376
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\16d31b577f00d2335ad609e4d30daf03ba47209dd3e7bffa935f35bedce9c744.bin",
        "process_name": "16d31b577f00d2335ad609e4d30daf03ba47209dd3e7bffa935f35bedce9c744.bin",
        "pid": 2436,
        "summary": {
            "dll_loaded": [
                "kernel32",
                "api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1",
                "api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1",
                "api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1572861185.7812,
        "ppid": 2736
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "E:\\dev\\lab1\\msscs19\\trunk\\src\\platforms\\windows\\Release\\ss_conn_service2.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".gfids",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Foreign language identified in PE resource",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "name": "RT_VERSION",
                "language": "LANG_KOREAN",
                "offset": "0x0011a0a0",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_KOREAN",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x000002a0"
            }
        ],
        "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": 6.3432531356812,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 5342,
            "time": 12.387746095657,
            "dport": 138,
            "sport": 138
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7186,
            "time": 6.1889381408691,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7514,
            "time": 4.1484441757202,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7842,
            "time": 6.2643780708313,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 8170,
            "time": 4.6576352119446,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 8498,
            "time": 3.0479199886322,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 8826,
            "time": 4.6692261695862,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 28236,
            "time": 4.1841161251068,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 36620,
            "time": 6.2787380218506,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "98a9706cd9dba8c1991201a51f75b68027922c1c9da89f660d234f3186211505",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "9cf7830bcaa19998db6715043088a1aa1f15afa23f985534b0d8b259881cad1c",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

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Folder name variants

ss_conn_service2.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Samsung\USB Drivers\28_ssconn2\conn\. The most common variants are listed below:

TCP/UDP Listening Ports [?]

ss_conn_service2.exe has been reported to listen on the following TCP/UDP ports.

PortProtocol# Occurrences
50912TCP v46

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD54c73dacbb095adac6597d2b50b43684d
SHA25616d31b577f00d2335ad609e4d30daf03ba47209dd3e7bffa935f35bedce9c744

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to ss_conn_service2.exe:

ss_conn_service2.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

ss_conn_service2.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.

MSS CS Connectivity Service has stopped working.

End Program - ss_conn_service2.exe. This program is not responding.

ss_conn_service2.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

ss_conn_service2.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?

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User vote results: There were 10 votes to remove and 4 votes to keep

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