Li Mo - 16% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Li Mo? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker.A and Generic.727. The detection rate for the Li Mo files collected here is 16%. Please read on for more details.
You'll probably see Li Mo when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for Li Mo with the following procedure:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Li Mo file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been signed by Li Mo:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Li Mo and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can see all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, etc. You can also examine the address for Li Mo, such as the street name, city and country.
DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1 has issued the Li Mo certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Li Mo Files
These are the Li Mo files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 10/54 | miA0A6.tmp |
| 13/55 | GPUpd547CB0B22.exe |
| 2/53 | toolbar9608420.exe |
| 4/55 | GPUpd5455C9472.exe |
| 12/54 | w3i_webssearches.exe |
| 1/53 | wpc_webssearches.exe |
| 3/53 | lly_istartsurf.exe |
| 5/54 | obw_webssearches[1].exe |
| 5/55 | amrhwITluy.exe |
| 8/55 | lly_webssearches.exe |
| 9/55 | lly_omiga-plus.exe |
| 8/55 | adks_webssearches_20140820[1].exe |
| 2/55 | nTfZcbRpNq.exe |
| 10/55 | sof_sweet-page.exe |
| 15/54 | lly_omiga-plus.exe |
| 30/55 | sien_istartsurfNew.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Li Mo files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Generic.727, LiMo.027, Elex.IK |
| AVware | BPX.Trojan.Generic, Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Application.Elex.1, Adware.PUQN |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent!, PUA.Mutabaha! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.SearchHijacker, PUP/Win32.Downloader, PUP/Win32.Generic |
| Arcabit | Application.Elex.1 |
| Avast | Win32:Adware-DAB [Adw] |
| Avira | TR/LiMo.A.10, TR/LiMo.A.1 |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.LiMo.bA, PUA.Win32.LiMo.BA |
| BitDefender | Gen:Application.Elex.1 |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.BD98 |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.ELEX.DAF |
| Cyren | W32/Trojan.JZAF-6074 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Mutabaha.76, Adware.Mutabaha.84, Adware.Mutabaha.80, Adware.Mutabaha.70, Adware.Mutabaha.72 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/LiMo.A, a variant of Win32/LiMo.C, a variant of Win32/ELEX.AX, a variant of Win32/ELEX.AX potentially unwanted |
| F-Prot | W32/Trojan3.LMJ |
| F-Secure | Gen:Application.Elex.1, Adware.PUQN |
| Fortinet | Riskware/LiMo |
| GData | Win32.Application.Elex.E, Gen:Application.Elex.1 |
| Ikarus | PUA.LiMo0, Gen.Application.Elex |
| Jiangmin | Adware.Agent.dgr |
| K7AntiVirus | Trojan ( 004b01731 ), Trojan ( 004a98481 ) |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 004b01731 ), Trojan ( 004a98481 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Agent.heur |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.LiMo, PUP.Optional.Bundle, PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker.A, PUP.Optional.SearchHijacker |
| McAfee | Artemis!E4A9C5FFBE14, Artemis!5DA341284A5C, Artemis!B0DAAC9195ED, Artemis!854A13B86B3F, Artemis!65B0B19B0DEF |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.fm, BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.bm, BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.hh, Artemis!PUP |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Application.Elex.1, Adware.PUQN |
| Microsoft | BrowserModifier:Win32/SupTab |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Mutabaha.dgvhdd |
| Qihoo-360 | Malware.QVM06.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.17596170!391733616 |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.SearchHijacker/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA BA (PUA) |
| Symantec | WS.Reputation.1, PUA.Downloader, Trojan.Gen.2 |
| TotalDefense | Win32/Tnega.FQZLSJ |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0827, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0821 |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Adware.Elex.665976.G[h] |
| Zillya | Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.61399 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 870 scan reports for the Li Mo files. 137 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 0f53999a8b9372f6aac4844d7a5be2ce
- 06308c3cb3c78318d687be76cbccfdd8
- 0acfc920404bd14f120697bdfee3e5c9