What is EverykeyWindowsService.exe?

EverykeyWindowsService.exe is part of EverykeyWindowsService and developed by Everykey Inc. according to the EverykeyWindowsService.exe version information.

EverykeyWindowsService.exe's description is "Everykey"

EverykeyWindowsService.exe is digitally signed by Everykey Inc..

EverykeyWindowsService.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Everykey\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on EverykeyWindowsService.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameEverykeyWindowsService
Company nameEverykey Inc.
File descriptionEverykey
Internal nameEverykeyWindowsService.exe
Original filenameEverykeyWindowsService.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © Everykey Inc. 2019
Product version3.2.2.0
File version3.2.2.0

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

Product nameEverykeyWindowsService
Company nameEverykey Inc.
File descriptionEverykey
Internal nameEverykeyWindowsService.exe
Original filenameEverykeyWindowsService.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © Everykey Inc. 2019
Product version3.2.2.0
File version3.2.2.0

Digital signatures [?]

EverykeyWindowsService.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameEverykey Inc.
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2)
Certificate serial number05135bbc94486971ae61ccab1b853e56

VirusTotal report

3 of the 66 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the EverykeyWindowsService.exe file. That's a 5% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Cybereason malicious.389fb7
Paloalto generic.ml
Qihoo-360 Win32/Trojan.278
3 of the 66 anti-virus programs detected the EverykeyWindowsService.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": [
        "ADVAPI32.dll",
        "SHLWAPI.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\system32\\IMM32.DLL",
        "gdi32.dll"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v2.0.50727\\",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\6e628b66ff3b96e79c42304d517566367f046e3711f8f169f340d53ac6662ad3.bin"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\standards\\v4.0.30319",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\v2.0",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\standards",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\AppPatch"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\MSCOREE.DLL.local"
    ],
    "file_failed": [
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\Upgrades.2.0.50727\\",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\6e628b66ff3b96e79c42304d517566367f046e3711f8f169f340d53ac6662ad3.bin.config",
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v4.0.30319\\"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\OnlyUseLatestCLR",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\LoadAppInit_DLLs",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\NoGuiFromShim",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\CLRLoadLogDir",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\InstallRoot",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\6e628b66ff3b96e79c42304d517566367f046e3711f8f169f340d53ac6662ad3.bin",
        "process_name": "6e628b66ff3b96e79c42304d517566367f046e3711f8f169f340d53ac6662ad3.bin",
        "pid": 2456,
        "summary": {
            "dll_loaded": [
                "ADVAPI32.dll",
                "SHLWAPI.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\system32\\IMM32.DLL",
                "gdi32.dll"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v2.0.50727\\",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\6e628b66ff3b96e79c42304d517566367f046e3711f8f169f340d53ac6662ad3.bin"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\standards\\v4.0.30319",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\v2.0",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\standards",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\AppPatch"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\MSCOREE.DLL.local"
            ],
            "file_failed": [
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\Upgrades.2.0.50727\\",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\6e628b66ff3b96e79c42304d517566367f046e3711f8f169f340d53ac6662ad3.bin.config",
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v4.0.30319\\"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\OnlyUseLatestCLR",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\LoadAppInit_DLLs",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\NoGuiFromShim",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\CLRLoadLogDir",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\InstallRoot",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1586461985.5625,
        "ppid": 2780
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1586461985.3125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "entropy": 7.999735918058062,
                "section": {
                    "size_of_data": "0x0029ee00",
                    "virtual_address": "0x00002000",
                    "entropy": 7.999735918058062,
                    "name": ".text",
                    "virtual_size": "0x0029ed84"
                },
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "A section with a high entropy has been found"
            },
            {
                "entropy": 0.9983258928571429,
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "Overall entropy of this PE file is high"
            }
        ],
        "references": [
            "http:\/\/www.forensickb.com\/2013\/03\/file-entropy-explained.html",
            "http:\/\/virii.es\/U\/Using%20Entropy%20Analysis%20to%20Find%20Encrypted%20and%20Packed%20Malware.pdf"
        ],
        "name": "packer_entropy"
    }
]

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": 6.142538070678711,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3246,
            "time": 6.10633111000061,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3574,
            "time": 4.150639057159424,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3902,
            "time": 6.123570203781128,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4230,
            "time": 4.661593198776245,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4558,
            "time": 2.9721641540527344,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 4886,
            "time": 4.691138982772827,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 9362,
            "time": 4.183341979980469,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 13554,
            "time": 6.189635992050171,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "7df3cc7ff96854d21c3f679697670bd04a056cb74d2905c34c6194019a6ceca8",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "c607fbb3658f6290b3e0410f68b7df031a641b6d8321dc4ddea0de4bfc338f01",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

EverykeyWindowsService.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove EverykeyWindowsService.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the EverykeyWindowsService.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that EverykeyWindowsService.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate EverykeyWindowsService.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the EverykeyWindowsService.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate EverykeyWindowsService.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Everykey\EverykeyWindowsService.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the EverykeyWindowsService.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If EverykeyWindowsService.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If EverykeyWindowsService.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If EverykeyWindowsService.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that EverykeyWindowsService.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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TCP/UDP Listening Ports [?]

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

PortProtocol# Occurrences
808TCP v41

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5508a6d5389fb72752589f63d43a43e10
SHA2566e628b66ff3b96e79c42304d517566367f046e3711f8f169f340d53ac6662ad3

Error Messages

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

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

everykeywindowsservice.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.

Everykey has stopped working.

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

everykeywindowsservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

everykeywindowsservice.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

Comments

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