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smt_mystartsearch.exe

3424_smt_mystartsearch

Shulan Hou

The application smt_mystartsearch.exe by Shulan Hou has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
HTabp.com  (signed by Shulan Hou)

Product:
3424_smt_mystartsearch

Description:
HTabp

Version:
6.6.86.1602

MD5:
623c7c5b72da627a303a7c22eef5dc04

SHA-1:
65adf35719297908847e135e78617097c82b1ba8

SHA-256:
92fe43259011ca612833994ea17a7f7d526d78626b3ab863cbcd1a6e1e33376a

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:
5/12/2024 8:34:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ELEX (M)
16.9.2.4

File size:
575.6 KB (589,408 bytes)

Product version:
6.6.86.1602

Copyright:
Copyright (C) HTabp.com 2010

Original file name:
HTabp.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Shulan Hou

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
12/24/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/6/2016 7:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Shulan Hou, O=Shulan Hou, L=Dingzhou, S=Hebei, C=CN

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

Serial number:
0FB6FD4A80D186219716435AB3762FB2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/27/2015 12:43:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ysXC31Ob9GKmLkkZ93UWkBfJS59pqyTh+SW5hSkTOL4v:ysk1Ob0vLkI3UfM9wyTh+9jbTOsv

Entry address:
0x188F1

Entry point:
E8, 2A, CD, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 85, C0, 74, 12, 83, E8, 08, 81, 38, DD, DD, 00, 00, 75, 07, 50, E8, F2, DA, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 8B, F1, C6, 46, 0C, 00, 85, C0, 75, 63, E8, 5F, 49, 00, 00, 89, 46, 08, 8B, 48, 6C, 89, 0E, 8B, 48, 68, 89, 4E, 04, 8B, 0E, 3B, 0D, 50, AC, 47, 00, 74, 12, 8B, 0D, 04, AA, 47, 00, 85, 48, 70, 75, 07, E8, 70, 88, 00, 00, 89, 06, 8B, 46, 04, 3B, 05, E8, B2, 47, 00, 74, 16, 8B, 46, 08, 8B, 0D, 04, AA, 47, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4797

Code size:
394 KB (403,456 bytes)

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