con_mystartsearch.exe

3994_con_mystartsearch

Taiming Li

The application con_mystartsearch.exe by Taiming Li has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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 www.girlyangshijian.com.
Publisher:
Welnk.com  (signed by Taiming Li)

Product:
3994_con_mystartsearch

Description:
Welnk

Version:
6.6.86.1626

MD5:
cd479eb63fc27cea244dfa617bca0aa1

SHA-1:
65f575210079a7639939a34a77dfdbd5206c3fc4

SHA-256:
2f92e93cac0124d901444d236880e2b75ed9f988ea00357402564d964520ca7c

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:
11/1/2024 1:19:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ELEX.TaimingL (M)
16.4.1.22

File size:
256 KB (262,112 bytes)

Product version:
6.6.86.1626

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Wilnk 2006

Original file name:
WeLink.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\con_mystartsearch.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
12/8/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 3:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Taiming Li, O=Taiming Li, L=Shennongjia, S=Hubei, C=CN

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

Serial number:
0EF3DD8A71CE910929DF8FB28DB3BFD6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/16/2015 9:16:19 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:7EcgCjyBBUJGSbC/3B93wbMp4/OA1j0nQTUEXnJ:7mYyMGSbC/B93wbMpo1onojJ

Entry address:
0xF2D6

Entry point:
E8, 44, AB, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 78, 44, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 60, 41, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00...
 
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Code size:
138 KB (141,312 bytes)

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

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