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2432_ika_webssearches

Xiaoqing Liu

The application web searches.exe by Xiaoqing Liu 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.
Publisher:
TabMain  (signed by Xiaoqing Liu)

Product:
2432_ika_webssearches

Description:
TabMain

Version:
6.3.76.1510

MD5:
31d5c457a2f4a2e557040f59cf9fa0eb

SHA-1:
14612c6cb5de78143fd74f0174b13a63667c76af

SHA-256:
e323391714585583905277a6b3869211921ad0d032edcfeef0f40b7166f4fd6e

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:
11/27/2024 3:04:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ELEX.XiaoqingLiu (M)
16.1.15.11

File size:
312.4 KB (319,944 bytes)

Product version:
6.3.76.1510

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
TMain.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\{65f40ccc-7938-463a-9a4d-6b3db1505fb7}\web searches.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Xiaoqing Liu

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
8/12/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/17/2015 9:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Xiaoqing Liu, O=Xiaoqing Liu, L=Zaozhuang, S=Shandong, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
01D9E1C9DEA81DDCA65062CC18203480

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/25/2014 6:00:08 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:/uXLniLNovMo8Gw+eVtUuQSDRycoVsAPFNUQL0psp:GX+av6RHUZSDDoeAdNPp

Entry address:
0x1A44B

Entry point:
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Code size:
194.5 KB (199,168 bytes)

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