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iedvutils.exe

Internet Explorer

Fengxia Cao

The application iedvutils.exe, “Internet Explorer assistant tool” by Fengxia Cao has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “ExplorerService”. While running, it connects to the Internet address server-54-230-81-41.mia50.r.cloudfront.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Fengxia Cao  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet Explorer

Description:
Internet Explorer assistant tool

Version:
0.0.0.0

MD5:
a3e4c90d42a7f2b4c3e10eeeb08e8c9a

SHA-1:
26169d95626fe80b19f7b33505e428375af6b4b5

SHA-256:
4e0f7857d9350bd0fdf5ae92688f165d91e7e5264893385f31657e896471caee

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 2:18:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Mutabaha.3339
9.0.1.05190

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Elex.FC (M)
17.3.8.17

File size:
62.7 KB (64,184 bytes)

Product version:
8.0.7600.16385

Copyright:
Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
iedvutils.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\explorer\iedvutils.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fengxia Cao

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/10/2017 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/14/2017 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Fengxia Cao, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Beijing, S=Beijing, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3B6536249C7E938DA013110B8048B326

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/16/2017 11:05:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x1392

Entry point:
E8, 1F, 11, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 15, 20, 80, 40, 00, 6A, 01, A3, C4, E0, 40, 00, E8, D4, 17, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, 71, 15, 00, 00, 83, 3D, C4, E0, 40, 00, 00, 59, 59, 75, 08, 6A, 01, E8, BA, 17, 00, 00, 59, 68, 09, 04, 00, C0, E8, 3F, 15, 00, 00, 59, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 24, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 17, E8, BB, 5D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 74, 05, 6A, 02, 59, CD, 29, A3, A8, DE, 40, 00, 89, 0D, A4, DE, 40, 00, 89, 15, A0, DE, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 9C, DE, 40, 00, 89, 35, 98, DE, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 94...
 
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Entropy:
5.7223

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

Service
Display name:
ExplorerService

Service name:
iedvutils

Description:
System update service

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Group:
SchedulerGroup


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-239-132-179.sfo9.r.cloudfront.net  (54.239.132.179:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-81-54.mia50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.81.54:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-51.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.51:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-55-146.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.55.146:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-24.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-74-189.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.74.189:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-81-223.mia50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.81.223:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-74-20.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.74.20:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-74-199.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.74.199:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-112-11.ind6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.112.11:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-81-48.mia50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.81.48:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-81-41.mia50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.81.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-216-39.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.216.39:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-216-174.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.216.174:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-105.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.105:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-187-38.cdg51.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.187.38:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-187-192.cdg51.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.187.192:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-7.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.7:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-83-58.lax1.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.83.58:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-83-237.lax1.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.83.237:80)

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