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stmgmq.exe

Shulan Hou

The application stmgmq.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 runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Install Service(HotdearDL)”. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Shulan Hou  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f3405dab2b2d59a52f6a3f7c87e723e3

SHA-1:
cfcde1184d088dd67eaf91d9ea4d016882535a75

SHA-256:
c6666bdb048d08d7641639e594f010780f99c8fd012f1cc60a716702c0b5316e

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:
6/19/2025 6:13:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ELEX (M)
16.9.9.13

File size:
562.2 KB (575,736 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Shulan Hou

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/8/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/14/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Shulan Hou, 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:
462365CDA754706F2441F8D42815B0E8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/8/2016 9:01:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
14.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:kiJQ2wbSuWjc02ox/nVzc0NlE4Yn/RkBgGfKwaCmM9wab:kiJQnFWw02ox/nWKdBda1/ab

Entry address:
0x42746

Entry point:
E8, E0, 05, 00, 00, E9, 8E, FE, FF, FF, FF, 25, 9C, 83, 46, 00, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, F2, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 70, 30, 48, 00, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, F2, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 70, 30, 48, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45...
 
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Code size:
412 KB (421,888 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Install Service(HotdearDL)

Service name:
HotdearDL

Description:
To ensure browser softwareinstallation is completed.This service uninstallsitself after browsersoftware installed.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
RpcSs


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