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5867_cmi_istartpageing

Minidigital Technology Co., Limited

The file Sys.exe, “The System-link project produces a FREE, multi-platform hpage from Windows” by Minidigital Technology Co., Limited has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from 113.171.224.174 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Software is free  (signed by Minidigital Technology Co., Limited)

Product:
5867_cmi_istartpageing

Description:
The System-link project produces a FREE, multi-platform hpage from Windows

Version:
6.6.86.1710

MD5:
44f032a1dc4ad6d52d843bf039315518

SHA-1:
4aa69f01a5d7ee995586af16aea9e3f356c91156

SHA-256:
c87a9d9fb630c3d15f14fa2c341e5a829864bbe69319e2159e878faad66b9d1d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:30:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ELEX.MinidigitalTechnologyCo (M)
16.3.3.6

File size:
293.2 KB (300,264 bytes)

Product version:
6.6.86.1710

Copyright:
Copyright (C) System-Link 2002

Original file name:
Sys.exe

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\nse5c1b.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Minidigital Technology Co., Limited

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/18/2016 8:32:20 AM

Valid to:
6/21/2016 12:55:40 PM

Subject:
CN="Minidigital Technology Co., Limited", O="Minidigital Technology Co., Limited", L=Hong Kong, S=Hong Kong, C=HK

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121ABFD8D46D58C6976DC9FB2B8957B625D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/15/2016 4:58:23 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:+C5F4bTQqsQ/aDGY20RWI57cAOQ7gXMruBLI9q:+C5esTYaDGYhRWI57c/cruB89q

Entry address:
0x158D8

Entry point:
E8, 5E, AB, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 80, D6, 42, 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, 98, D1, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 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, 00...
 
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Code size:
172.5 KB (176,640 bytes)

The file Sys.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://113.171.224.174/.../cmi_istartpageing.exe

http://113.171.224.246/.../cmi_istartpageing.exe

http://d2p6iev721m596.cloudfront.net/cmi_istartpageing.exe

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