qks.exe

asdtools

Yanling Sun

The application qks.exe by Yanling Sun has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program yessearches Uninstall by ELEX which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
asd  (signed by Yanling Sun)

Product:
asdtools

Version:
3.3.35.0

MD5:
1ffe352acf523c006ed13853b49b84f4

SHA-1:
dd7a6ef24d80f3d9fdda8c427a7bdaf1420d0d1e

SHA-256:
ca93a0d4b4b56559b9a1e3349bcdcc12d97389fc89b4a73977ed4121b952dcfb

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/30/2024 10:15:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Elex (M)
16.7.27.6

File size:
266 KB (272,432 bytes)

Product version:
3.3.35.0

Original file name:
asd.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Chinese (Simplified, China)

Common path:
C:\windows\syswow64\_sspm\qks.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/26/2016 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/26/2016 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Yanling Sun, 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:
00E6CA70373BA4733E7AC647B1E706CB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/27/2016 9:44:07 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:TV8UKPh+YxRIP/JqK7XjbdhFYLBnP9s+d1FBJgcmordaXyk5/:TVDikYTa/5zjDFYLBFsvoh1k9

Entry address:
0x15646

Entry point:
E8, B9, 8B, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, A0, 86, 43, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 38, 68, 43, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, A0, 86, 43, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
169.5 KB (173,568 bytes)

The file qks.exe has been discovered within the following program.

yessearches is a web browser search hijacker that modifies the assets of the user's web browser in order to redirect search results.
yessearches.com
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