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3288_wpc_mystartsearch

Fuyuan Zhou

The application wpc_mystartsearch.exe by Fuyuan Zhou has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from d3kj6o4rxau601.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
HYS  (signed by Fuyuan Zhou)

Product:
3288_wpc_mystartsearch

Description:
HYS

Version:
6,3,7601,2055

MD5:
93912ffe994271b84a1d960b816e4a29

SHA-1:
d47eed0a683fd951f4622ba2afdca67b0cdd429b

SHA-256:
ab225a35eb49eddfa01d81372b3bcc31baf978d06621a605c489b530b90db76c

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 4:41:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.ELEX
4.0.3.15323

ESET NOD32
Win32/ELEX.CE potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11366

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of nsi7f80.tmp (Adware)
2015.6.28.18

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15354

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MyStartSearch.A
v2015.03.23.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FuyuanZhou
15.3.23.17

Sophos
Elex
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
BehavesLike.Win32.Malware.sfd (mx-v)
38714

File size:
179.1 KB (183,392 bytes)

Product version:
6,3,7601,2055

Copyright:
mysl

Original file name:
HYS

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

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:
1/15/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/20/2016 7:00:00 PM

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

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

Serial number:
0F23159AB625CE992A314C35F55B4F8E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/23/2015 4:56:09 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:JPpREv390LgNonDpG6xIz1pqxpehQW1+EhUlEUPx62aQ5W:JPUv390QatG6Ihs8eW1r+zL5W

Entry address:
0x10706

Entry point:
E8, BD, 62, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 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, 74, 76, 42, 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, C8, 50, 42, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 74, 76, 42, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.9956

Code size:
104 KB (106,496 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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