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wpc_mystartsearch.exe

3864_wpc_mystartsearch

Fuyuan Zhou

The application wpc_mystartsearch.exe by Fuyuan Zhou has been detected as adware by 10 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 d3kj6o4rxau601.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
768  (signed by Fuyuan Zhou)

Product:
3864_wpc_mystartsearch

Description:
768

Version:
6,3,7601,2447

MD5:
c75e770994a1c7b600bfbd5425bb1705

SHA-1:
cd84c5b7daae6899a4165556a79bf1d04350d9b3

SHA-256:
598b79258a5139e7d33e7c52f13358f3df65df1a9aa756a4dbfa409243b688ba

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 8:43:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Oncer
2014.9-150606

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.ELEX
4.0.3.15526

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Mutabaha.361
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/ELEX.DY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Thecid.B@mm
v6.4.6.5.141

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MyStartSearch.A
v2015.05.26.03

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.199.824.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FuyuanZhou
15.5.26.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.219451
40552

File size:
494.6 KB (506,464 bytes)

Product version:
6,3,7601,2447

Copyright:
mysl

Original file name:
768

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\temp\wpc_mystartsearch.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fuyuan Zhou

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/14/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/20/2016 9:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Fuyuan Zhou, O=Fuyuan Zhou, L=Jilin, S=Jilin, C=CN

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

Serial number:
0B3B021206C00102342FB50C9577E5F7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/19/2015 6:55:54 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:8YR4XAwH3Oont8O9EAhtYbXCOpOcFVhZRCnAYNAOjU5TB9Zao3wcyi:804XA4OWTsOcdZRCAYNAz5TnZaogcyi

Entry address:
0x2319C

Entry point:
E8, 0D, 70, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, F4, 0B, 47, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, A8, D0, 46, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, F4, 0B, 47, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85...
 
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Code size:
351.5 KB (359,936 bytes)

The file wpc_mystartsearch.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d3kj6o4rxau601.cloudfront.net/wpc_mystartsearch.exe

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