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Chao Wei

Publisher Information

Chao Wei is a software publisher located in Beijing, China*. A majority of the programs developed by the company can be classified as adware or other potentially unwanted programs. Thre are 16 additional code signing certificates issued to this publisher.
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/2/2016 6:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/19/2017 5:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Chao Wei, 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:
426b9b1a32f1fa79a1d4e4e61168e69a

Scanner detections:
Detections  (100% detected)

Scan engine
Details
Detections

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Elex.Chao (M)
100.00%

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (2688a11cba19ac9f3e337eec1bc3079b)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (b9815fd6ef7da503c402f467c0160287)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (c6dd0e94d1aa0165587737c9fc2c9bf4)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (1f2ff9bbe262107e2738e29cb0854a0c)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (703914fdcec1545eac2b964540398642)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (85834e8ab5ab2601655f7eb7b27a18b3)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (316d6e5e8e5f6d0b0696fef71c8fc561)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (8f51bf57b1213663775f0c3dd32d1aaf)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (102d750428fdf708fff5edb2e35a96ee)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (3818c5f5023368663796f933b5f6162e)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (24079744f408fc7b6a22b5e13420f813)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (6dba620789eddde4f57796c30d25cec0)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefox_crashreporterx64.exe (Firefox)  (4699f8e62e4f71db0306826b10857005)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefox_crashreporter.exe (Firefox)  (8108e768ec2664df8c3d07bb04d23c33)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (1f2ff9bbe262107e2738e29cb0854a0c)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (f926d3fda900742d22257a1565517518)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefox_crashreporter.exe (Firefox)  (5fbaff03db3e9609e7c39eda2660c0b8)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (d1fa68a8b3b03d1686f527ba2e686035)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (456c70269cade2d14d32487b069e720c)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefox_crashreporterx64.exe (Firefox)  (8614ff08fe7b1a61349636f7c09ea658)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefox_crashreporter.exe (Firefox)  (8172ece3e18f6734ea318ee5dcd03b85)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (c09cc0214d0caaa6a7df599be44b7ad6)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (c6dd0e94d1aa0165587737c9fc2c9bf4)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (b9e65e98a6d178b8c8a656304e6c3c72)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefox_crashreporterx64.exe (Firefox)  (3b4adfd209e80fefd5a1fae514e07be7)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefox_crashreporter.exe (Firefox)  (f9c70d0fb431924e9b2058f09b719235)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefoxupdate.exe (Firefox)  (bdc962d92b3b0898445c99f63892e2d4)

The certificates below are also signed by Chao Wei.

2DB2335D24D822A67461379EB4A5D215  (Nov 23, 2016 to Aug 19, 2017)

1579BADCC703A48CF6490B89F550201D  (Nov 01, 2016 to Aug 19, 2017)

3CED0BDE89F0F6D9E1DD710ACB0F0794  (Oct 19, 2016 to Aug 19, 2017)

67D505EDFAB2041D1650CEEE99102F80  (Jan 06, 2017 to Aug 19, 2017)

1200A32740619CA13B6BFBD91984402C  (Oct 12, 2016 to Aug 19, 2017)

1D31975C6FA7D059391E8CB150FFC16E  (Oct 26, 2016 to Aug 19, 2017)

476D13B315A3916791CD1AC3F7E8F714  (Nov 16, 2016 to Aug 19, 2017)

479B85850805F08E08FDB90E6CF6EE69  (Dec 12, 2016 to Aug 19, 2017)

48E306C3FE6E1DF075CC774F7103CFC2  (Nov 28, 2016 to Aug 19, 2017)

45A8458D05878B9FE97F9367F3956CDE  (Jan 13, 2017 to Aug 19, 2017)

10 of 16 code signing certificates issued

* Note, the details and description above are based on the code signing digital signature issued to Chao Wei by thawte, Inc. on December 02, 2016 with the serial number '426b9b1a32f1fa79a1d4e4e61168e69a'.
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