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Xin Zhou

The application task.exe by Xin Zhou has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. While running, it connects to the Internet address server-54-230-5-153.dfw3.r.cloudfront.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Xin Zhou  (signed and verified)

MD5:
777762195021014c17c69e02a3666a20

SHA-1:
0cd7049b38b06bfaa66bdf2dcd79d6ef1640976c

SHA-256:
b7940d673d806b007f716400baafe38e46e7fb3a1bfe8ccee47a89cc4edb5a9f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 5:09:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.XinZhou (M)
16.2.8.12

File size:
327.2 KB (335,032 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\window update\task update\task.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Xin Zhou

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/23/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Xin Zhou, 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:
659A8A3384285135321373ABABE9503D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/25/2015 6:47:38 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:W9SPq1bkT/nlqHSnCxwDo3xsoeeq++2cK0wUPmNKvpPYz1:W9SPq1bWlqyCxqITcK0wNKhPYz1

Entry address:
0x2111D

Entry point:
E8, BD, A6, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, 7C, F5, 44, 00, 01, 73, 0D, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 08, F3, AA, EB, 5D, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 7C, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 70, D7, 44, 00, 01, 0F, 82, F3, A7, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA...
 
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Code size:
233 KB (238,592 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-11-67.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.11.67:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-5-153.dfw3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.5.153:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-244.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.244:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-87.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.87:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-232.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.232:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-11-199.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.11.199:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-17.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.17:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-173-86.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.173.86:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-5-26.dfw3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.5.26:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-216-30.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.216.30:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-216-142.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.216.142:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-233.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.233:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-176.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.176:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-160.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.160:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-122.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.122:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-11-224.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.11.224:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-11-205.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.11.205:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-94-203.jfk5.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.94.203:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-9.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.9:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-171.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.171:80)

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