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4107_air_istartsurf

Taiming Li

The application air_istartsurf.exe, “Software Removal tool” by Taiming Li has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from d2drfrdurj6mvo.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
Software Removal tool  (signed by Taiming Li)

Product:
4107_air_istartsurf

Description:
Software Removal tool

Version:
6.3.7700.1020

MD5:
23e3df7e6f0ef52a0e489bfdc4285e09

SHA-1:
4154fb71672a7fe708cd4b2269ada2fbc2f0e7f3

SHA-256:
b4dec78d9b00219e81e7f4d373aff0dc486334f52b25aae67bf0fc5643608b70

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
5/18/2024 1:27:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Dr.Web
Adware.Mutabaha.545
9.0.1.0195

ESET NOD32
Win32/ELEX.EC potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11934

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.IStartSurf.A
v2015.07.14.03

Quick Heal
PUA.MSJDGBTIR.OD6
7.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ma Lin.TaimingLi (M)
15.7.14.15

File size:
400 KB (409,568 bytes)

Product version:
6.3.7700.1020

Copyright:
Software Removal tool 2015

Original file name:
Removal.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\air_istartsurf.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Taiming Li

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
12/8/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 2:00:00 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:
0A0537F4F1A08644FF90C24CAB917A1E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/10/2015 10:42:36 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:fb+4Bv5e/NuMZbqKxrBz0CLDj1TivtyYTsLYKTQ2xPynp:fb+4BvYVNZbqSzwFyBLYn2Jynp

Entry address:
0x2C9D0

Entry point:
E8, EC, D4, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 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, 34, 99, 45, 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, 70, 48, 45, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 34, 99, 45, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
276 KB (282,624 bytes)

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

http://d2drfrdurj6mvo.cloudfront.net/.../air_istartsurf.exe

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