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smt_mystartsearch.exe

3427_smt_mystartsearch

Shulan Hou

The application smt_mystartsearch.exe by Shulan Hou 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 the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.girlzhangwei.com.
Publisher:
HTabp.com  (signed by Shulan Hou)

Product:
3427_smt_mystartsearch

Description:
HTabp

Version:
6.6.86.1606

MD5:
73190278bdf62930d9479d5366f8fa87

SHA-1:
0aff50d9c3571687815d91ff74538fa55f0918e7

SHA-256:
9c9d8004031a75853e8f6eb202ba9463e00e91ff7b31401d018d5ad0137765e4

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:58:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.ELEX
4.0.3.15413

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Mutabaha.306
9.0.1.091

ESET NOD32
Win32/ELEX.CL potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11585

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Elex
4/13/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of obw_istartsurf.exe (Adware)
2015.7.6.1

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.IStartSurf.A
v2015.04.01.04

Panda Antivirus
PUP/XTab
15.04.01.04

Quick Heal
PUA.MSJDGBTIR.OD6
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ma Lin
15.4.1.4

Sophos
Elex
4.98

File size:
655.6 KB (671,328 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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\smt_mystartsearch.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Shulan Hou

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
12/24/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/6/2016 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Shulan Hou, O=Shulan Hou, L=Dingzhou, S=Hebei, C=CN

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

Serial number:
0FB6FD4A80D186219716435AB3762FB2

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:h/NAXBvXnouRKH2n+tm1h/a14HpXrr8fywqVXTmV:tNgv4uRJnBO1qpXEfylRTmV

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 smt_mystartsearch.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.girlzhangwei.com/.../smt_mystartsearch.exe

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