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WeLink.exe

4450_cmi_mystartsearch

Shulan Hou

The file WeLink.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from d2drfrdurj6mvo.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
Welnk.com  (signed by Shulan Hou)

Product:
4450_cmi_mystartsearch

Description:
Welnk

Version:
6.6.86.1652

MD5:
87a21dbae64e5e67753b07964d6ef234

SHA-1:
f36d0a330ff72141de16e16481c5e5cf0f86a627

SHA-256:
bb5a5512b5d771c3011fe14cd616edf1c0d225a1083f9eb04f1d31588fcad693

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:
5/16/2024 5:47:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ELEX.ShulanHou (M)
15.8.16.12

File size:
263.1 KB (269,408 bytes)

Product version:
6.6.86.1652

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Welnk 2006

Original file name:
WeLink.exe

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\nsbe727.tmp

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:
0F53BEA8A702FF6F4D98547A190C3464

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/13/2015 6:50:50 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ip9GllVhCX5stCEvgtgYkjvkSIX7I+C2Jvm+7SckrdfXxkf4p6mb:AMlimegQSIX7I+1vm+776U4pf

Entry address:
0x124A4

Entry point:
E8, 83, 9F, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 30, 74, 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, 50, 71, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, CC, CC, 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...
 
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Code size:
151 KB (154,624 bytes)

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

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

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