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smt_yoursearching.exe

5373_smt_yoursearching

CHAODONG XIAO

The application smt_yoursearching.exe by CHAODONG XIAO has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. This is an adware bundler (AKA ElexNetDownload) that will include additional unwanted offers in the download and install process. During install it will establish a connection to twonext.com and xingcloud.com to determine what offers to show the user (based on what is already installed and where they live).
Publisher:
CHAODONG XIAO  (signed and verified)

Product:
5373_smt_yoursearching

Version:
7,0,0,2918

MD5:
92887d1ea49d507a2af9ef9085cc439a

SHA-1:
ca3954632ed567e69439e9912d0e6ffdd71b39b6

SHA-256:
ae2b87cf10d02fdd256186fdaa5e7b09f46c31343fc3fc5b014ee73e72f9d99d

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Software bundler and update mechanism that will attempt to install adware offers.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 4:19:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.ELEX
4.0.3.15126

ESET NOD32
Win32/ELEX.FG potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12677

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.YourSearching.ShrtCln
v2015.12.06.10

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1077

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CHAODONGXIAO (M)
15.12.6.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Elex Installer
45640

File size:
190.3 KB (194,816 bytes)

Product version:
7,0,0,2918

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CHAODONG XIAO

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/4/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2016 2:59:59 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:
1D355F4673632E66CBCBBA66F7565946

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/4/2015 11:52:52 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:38EgK1bY8aBRYDpCYnGRrmkErWnLZdD9EhHky+ve9xp0Vk:38EB1bMwC6GRSJmy4

Entry address:
0xF404

Entry point:
E8, DB, A5, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, B8, A9, 42, 00, E8, 06, 5D, 00, 00, E8, B2, 24, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 6E, A5, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 62, 59, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3719

Code size:
129.5 KB (132,608 bytes)

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