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mu.exe

Ideakee Inc

The application mu.exe by Ideakee Inc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. While running, it connects to the Internet address 75.126.148.228-static.reverse.softlayer.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Ideakee Inc  (signed and verified)

Version:
3.0.0.1198

MD5:
bd61a23782058d95b0f8951ee104dfca

SHA-1:
46d3358ad064dc3143407fd6e10a22127588ed59

SHA-256:
998110a52840f2dc7563742a4a65db05a6f43ec1d5f980a55bdd350f0e8a7ad7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 10:58:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Ideakee.C
14.5.27.7

File size:
5 MB (5,270,728 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\max uninstaller\mu.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ideakee Inc

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/11/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
10/11/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ideakee Inc, O=Ideakee Inc, STREET="1104# Asphodel Pavilion,Hengxiang Garden 18 LIjiangRoad", L=Guilin, S=Guangxi, PostalCode=541004, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00BFB37ABE3F235073942F877A67382940

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/21/2014 11:26:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:8c6gz2rWyaXhgbf2SPMzHd4OPSnagdYdewk8:Tz2mhEf2SPMaOqnaX

Entry address:
0x2A4B84

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, 53, 56, B8, 20, A1, 69, 00, E8, A6, 6C, D6, FF, 8B, 1D, 40, EE, 6A, 00, 68, 98, 4C, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 92, 81, D6, FF, 8B, F0, E8, F3, 82, D6, FF, 3D, B7, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0B, 56, E8, F2, 84, D6, FF, E9, CE, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, E8, 1E, 88, E5, FF, 8B, 03, 33, D2, E8, 09, A5, E5, FF, 8B, 03, BA, C4, 4C, 6A, 00, E8, 41, 82, E5, FF, 8B, 0D, 58, EE, 6A, 00, 8B, 03, 8B, 15, A4, A9, 68, 00, E8, 0E, 88, E5, FF, 8B, 0D, F4, ED, 6A, 00, 8B, 03, 8B, 15, 0C, 8D, 66, 00, E8, FB, 87, E5...
 
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Entropy:
6.7042

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
2.6 MB (2,767,360 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 75.126.148.228-static.reverse.softlayer.com  (75.126.148.228:80)

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