CHAODONG XIAO

Publisher Information

CHAODONG XIAO is a software developer 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 40 additional code signing certificates issued to this publisher.
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/2/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CHAODONG XIAO, 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:
00817d4dbbce8c47da8e50c3e019e885

Scanner detections:
Detections  (100% detected)

Scan engine
Details
Detections

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP, PUP.MyStartSearch.CHAODONGXIAO.Installer.Meta (M), PUP.CHAODONGXIAO (M), PUP.MyStartSearch.CHAODONGXIAO.Meta (M), PUP.CHAODONGXIAO.Installer (M), PUP.CHAODONG (M), PUP (M)
100.00%

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.IStartSurf.ShrtCln, PUP.Optional.MyStartSearch.ShrtCln, PUP.Optional.OurSeaching
22.22%

ESET NOD32
Win32/ELEX.FK potentially unwanted (variant)
22.22%

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
22.22%

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.ELEX
22.22%

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
16.67%

Dr.Web
Adware.Mutabaha.812
16.67%

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.122766
16.67%

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
11.11%

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.ELEX.H
11.11%

1 / 68      (Malware)
smt_istartsurf.exe (5030_smt_istartsurf)  (30f6145de99cc053c81fcd287c4a6bb6)

1 / 68      (PUP)
cvs_mystartsearch.exe (5035_cvs_mystartsearch)  (e5439789ee79b0d27db67a69746f400d)

1 / 68      (PUP)
smt_oursurfing.exe (5031_smt_oursurfing)  (d86f48b73740926241b577467c90bb00)

1 / 68      (PUP)
dae_do-search.exe (5032_dae_do-search)  (356bb02d041095efc2de3e3c46f29d96)

1 / 68      (PUP)
lly1_istartsurf.exe (5039_tug1_istartsurf)  (d3e5482d7212733b397834d93190bf1d)

1 / 68      (PUP)
dae_do-search.exe (4968_dae_do-search)  (07e9baececa31af127460bddc5c3cade)

1 / 68      (PUP)
smt_istartsurf.exe (5030_smt_istartsurf)  (5c496c72fc6282eacb251b727de728e3)

1 / 68      (PUP)
amt_omniboxes.exe (5046_amt_omniboxes)  (18401780ad4a83fc7f100972ba6318e2)

1 / 68      (PUP)
llys_mystartsearch.exe (5029_tugss_mystartsearch)  (908d4b042cf511733f8aa275cfac6f99)

1 / 68      (PUP)
llys_istartsurf.exe (5028_tugss_istartsurf)  (24ff2bb4753e4963bfd68ba64be18fcc)

1 / 68      (Malware)
llys_istartsurf.exe (4961_tugss_istartsurf)  (049e3a08f88d2cf023a032d38aab192a)

6 / 68      (PUP)
amt_oursurfing.exe (5026_amt_oursurfing)  (d8dac6cda1134ddae2a6ecdb747a5a03)

9 / 68      (PUP)
smt_oursurfing.exe (4964_smt_oursurfing)  (5bd87659385626e752aad8a303ab4264)

1 / 68      (PUP)
llys_mystartsearch.exe (4962_tugss_mystartsearch)  (ab4bc1e9ea55ee46de2908ef7de3e864)

9 / 68      (PUP)
cvs_mystartsearch.exe (4989_cvs_mystartsearch)  (1b55e3a8c909afc7d38302179ba40b0e)

1 / 68      (Malware)
lly1_istartsurf.exe (4960_tug1_istartsurf)  (6b90c6d4b8c8f8d29d9e79417d125806)

16 / 68    (PUP)
smt_istartsurf.exe (4963_smt_istartsurf)  (663048820bf08a833f78bbf85abf2d4e)

1 / 68      (Malware)
amt_oursurfing.exe (4959_amt_oursurfing)  (21d57fa000f4eeaa88a0553765275762)

Downloads URLs for files signed by CHAODONG XIAO.

1 / 68      (PUP)

1 / 68      (PUP)

1 / 68      (PUP)

16 / 68    (PUP)
http://www.girlliuxiaowei.com/.../smt_istartsurf.exe  (663048820bf08a833f78bbf85abf2d4e)

1 / 68      (PUP)

1 / 68      (Malware)

1 / 68      (PUP)

The following websites host and distribute files published by CHAODONG XIAO.

The certificates below are also signed by CHAODONG XIAO.

35996F289C445120CB2C97A4DB5F1B7A  (Feb 02, 2016 to Oct 21, 2016)

2B2A034F8507D947DEA36F9363582F61  (Dec 14, 2015 to Oct 21, 2016)

41AB3B122EF643528B051E039EEB5CB9  (Feb 14, 2016 to Oct 21, 2016)

56B1C0A6A3B5AB14B4C6DEFA46ADB345  (Jan 05, 2016 to Oct 21, 2016)

757B1422620446AD2C54D076AAE47ED1  (Dec 16, 2015 to Oct 21, 2016)

6E971AB0E8002451E8CE37A1F053720D  (Jan 21, 2016 to Oct 21, 2016)

0A0D53AD89A6A99CB029FB90BD951F0A  (Oct 29, 2015 to Oct 21, 2016)

49899B24CF4F92E88D8A95807ECC70B7  (Oct 27, 2015 to Oct 21, 2016)

4DE8A159DE7CFA800AA349ED1F9640A5  (Jan 08, 2016 to Oct 21, 2016)

1D355F4673632E66CBCBBA66F7565946  (Dec 04, 2015 to Oct 21, 2016)

10 of 40 code signing certificates issued

The following publishers (by Authenticode signature organization name) are related.

* Note, the details and description above are based on the code signing digital signature issued to CHAODONG XIAO by thawte, Inc. on November 02, 2015 with the serial number '00817d4dbbce8c47da8e50c3e019e885'.