What is ASUSHelloBG.exe?

ASUSHelloBG.exe is digitally signed by ASUSTek Computer Inc..

ASUSHelloBG.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\ASUS\ASUS Hello\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected ASUSHelloBG.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

ASUSHelloBG.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

ASUSHelloBG.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameASUSTek Computer Inc.
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2)
Certificate serial number024fd22ed89c8823d79c2a09a4e6423f

VirusTotal report

1 of the 69 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ASUSHelloBG.exe file. That's a 1% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Jiangmin AdWare.Generic.kbny
1 of the 69 anti-virus programs detected the ASUSHelloBG.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1572493987.3438,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "C:\\Users\\Goodspeed_Wu\\Documents\\Visual Studio 2015\\Projects\\ASUSHelloBG\\Release\\ASUSHelloBG.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".gfids",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 662,
            "time": 6.1986711025238,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3462,
            "time": 6.1596570014954,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3790,
            "time": 4.1521708965302,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4118,
            "time": 6.1716918945312,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4446,
            "time": 4.6540019512177,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4774,
            "time": 3.0378470420837,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 5102,
            "time": 4.6673240661621,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 11572,
            "time": 4.1726560592651,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 15764,
            "time": 6.2299189567566,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "d581b15b88ababa7e1d4649843bb989c501807b6a0ea60818f7a064832749cea",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "8511a6c67e0396385c3ea85e1a265447e3a007e0eb1016cf07e75f203d78d94c",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5f2b6d1444a00b6864b6038f3ee78d0a8
SHA256be52ab58f5e2ae80491fdee6ab9740256475db92452228b9c0df85341601e7ca

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to asushellobg.exe:

asushellobg.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

asushellobg.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

asushellobg.exe has stopped working.

End Program - asushellobg.exe. This program is not responding.

asushellobg.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

asushellobg.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 67% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 3 users.

User vote results: There were 2 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 3 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

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