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Xin Zhou

The application task.exe by Xin Zhou has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. While running, it connects to the Internet address server-54-192-230-126.waw50.r.cloudfront.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Xin Zhou  (signed and verified)

MD5:
719bb84059bd3bc7b53bebd230e1fe28

SHA-1:
09aeae22e2f1a2641ae5276434589afe1a14d98a

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 4:08:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1077

Reason Heuristics
PUP.XinZhou (M)
16.2.8.12

File size:
324.2 KB (331,992 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\window update\task update\task.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Xin Zhou

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/23/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Xin Zhou, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Beijing, S=Beijing, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
659A8A3384285135321373ABABE9503D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/10/2015 6:37:42 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:xidfl93WQP9GEcWtWXVRLtxiQ64zF1CKnl5ZideF5r:xidfl93WQV/casVtgKnlOeFd

Entry address:
0x2100D

Entry point:
E8, B1, A6, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, 6C, E5, 44, 00, 01, 73, 0D, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 08, F3, AA, EB, 5D, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 7C, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 70, C7, 44, 00, 01, 0F, 82, E7, A7, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA...
 
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Code size:
232.5 KB (238,080 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-9.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.9:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-230-17.waw50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.230.17:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-182.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.182:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-232.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.232:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-141-175.sfo5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.141.175:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-230-208.waw50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.230.208:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-38.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.38:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-244.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.244:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-33-63.ewr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.33.63:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-33-155.ewr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.33.155:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-246-147.sfo20.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.246.147:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-46.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.46:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-239-132-49.sfo9.r.cloudfront.net  (54.239.132.49:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-37.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.37:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-147.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.147:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-51-143.jfk5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.51.143:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-200.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.200:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-152.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.152:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-98.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.98:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-87.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.87:80)

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