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wpc_mystartsearch.exe

3417_wpc_mystartsearch

Fuyuan Zhou

The application wpc_mystartsearch.exe by Fuyuan Zhou has been detected as adware by 13 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:
3417_wpc_mystartsearch

Description:
768

Version:
6,3,7601,2068

MD5:
1b32749127a92dbc4b1cc96370f0def9

SHA-1:
f01900b53a6c491e9f8b78e031675761350a0d4e

SHA-256:
09eb2992f90a10335220959bc73993534a3fc0bd63864172f0ae39ff9de0cde3

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 2:27:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.ELEX
4.0.3.15331

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Mutabaha.359
9.0.1.0114

ESET NOD32
Win32/ELEX.CE potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11597

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of g6psnzxtvn.exe (Adware)
2015.7.5.8

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.203.15849

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OurSeaching.A
v2015.03.31.10

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.MSJDGBTIR.OD6
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FuyuanZhou
15.3.31.11

Sophos
PUA 'Elex' (of type Adware)
5.14

VIPRE Antivirus
BehavesLike.Win32.Malware.sfd (mx-v)
38924

File size:
473.6 KB (484,960 bytes)

Product version:
6,3,7601,2068

Copyright:
mysl

Original file name:
768

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 1:00:00 AM

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

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:
08CA606335C89594E0B8D9706948A708

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/27/2015 11:00:20 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:+ICUcYNzj0jO2WMux0Y7XZir3RYA2vfPW17aTBFZMf1sJWqmV:o2/fXC2Jir3Klvf47aTfZMfCmV

Entry address:
0x1F7DC

Entry point:
E8, 94, 6F, 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, B4, BB, 46, 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, 80, 46, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, B4, BB, 46, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85...
 
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Code size:
335.5 KB (343,552 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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