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3447_obw_istartsurf

Li Mo

The application obw_istartsurf.exe by Li Mo has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from d2drfrdurj6mvo.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
HTabp.com  (signed by Li Mo)

Product:
3447_obw_istartsurf

Description:
HTabp

Version:
6.6.86.1606

MD5:
265da72e74eeb3015da4633ba4ac1a13

SHA-1:
b1d28d1e8313b4ea9210265b95c4e4f7d06b41ea

SHA-256:
b6055515446f3cc9ba76c52114b018316dc503b7af2fcd29055f10f02a26d51c

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 12:24:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.ELEX
4.0.3.1585

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Mutabaha.288
9.0.1.0217

ESET NOD32
Win32/ELEX.CL potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Elex
9/12/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of smt_istartsurf.exe (Adware)
2015.9.12.2

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.207.16789

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MyStartSearch.A
v2015.08.05.03

Quick Heal
PUA.MSJDGBTIR.OD6
9.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Liyan Liu.LiMo (M)
15.8.5.15

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.MyStartSearch/Variant
9710

File size:
654.5 KB (670,232 bytes)

Product version:
6.6.86.1606

Copyright:
Copyright (C) HTabp.com 2010

Original file name:
HTabp.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\obw_istartsurf.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Li Mo

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
7/16/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/13/2016 2:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Li Mo, O=Li Mo, L=Guilin, S=Guangxi, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0A661DB1DB132545D560DF1B8F8F72CE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/31/2015 9:45:11 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:P/NAXBvXnouRKH2n+tm1h/a14HpXrr8fywqVXTmhC:XNgv4uRJnBO1qpXEfylRTms

Entry address:
0x29EB7

Entry point:
E8, A8, C9, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, D0, 76, 47, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, A4, 71, 47, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
468.5 KB (479,744 bytes)

The file obw_istartsurf.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d2drfrdurj6mvo.cloudfront.net/.../obw_istartsurf.exe

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