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4068_wpc_mystartsearch

Fuyuan Zhou

The application wpc_mystartsearch.exe by Fuyuan Zhou 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 d3kj6o4rxau601.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
768  (signed by Fuyuan Zhou)

Product:
4068_wpc_mystartsearch

Description:
768

Version:
6,3,7601,2637

MD5:
638fc9cc5c75e7fe8a4a9c01501f0d41

SHA-1:
30585a7e6c845d494fe79a9ca4c45bd72f274809

SHA-256:
687dd1d82d514cc56f4564df4a4ae209925c99b38323369bb54f2e66fc97d8e5

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:
5/17/2024 12:06:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FuyuanZhou (M)
15.7.6.14

File size:
475.1 KB (486,496 bytes)

Product version:
6,3,7601,2637

Copyright:
mysl

Original file name:
768

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\temp\wpc_mystartsearch.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fuyuan Zhou

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/15/2015 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/20/2016 10:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Fuyuan Zhou, O=Fuyuan Zhou, L=Jilin, S=Jilin, C=CN

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

Serial number:
0EE8148CFAB3BCA2854BE89912AAA0D9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/6/2015 5:45:36 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:HXr4ggV2Wl75QyMMIkFtRUkcUaC1z1+fnwY8ZTvD1GTBFZYNaD1pEBZ:7hmJMrcRmUaC1zKnwYsP1GTfZYwD1pEv

Entry address:
0x1FAAC

Entry point:
E8, 9B, 6F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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, 14, CC, 46, 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, A8, 90, 46, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, CC, 46, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85...
 
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Entropy:
6.3701

Code size:
336.5 KB (344,576 bytes)

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

http://d3kj6o4rxau601.cloudfront.net/wpc_mystartsearch.exe

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