Shulan Hou - 17% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Shulan Hou? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Application.Elex.D and Gen:Variant.Adware.Ghoskwa.1. The detection rate for the Shulan Hou files collected here is 17%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice Shulan Hou when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view additional details from the Shulan Hou certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Shulan Hou file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Shulan Hou:
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 Shulan Hou and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, and so on. You can also view the address for Shulan Hou, such as the street name, city and country.
DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA and thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Shulan Hou certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Shulan Hou Files
These are the Shulan Hou files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 2/55 | wpc_mystartsearch.exe |
| 8/55 | chrome.exe |
| 8/57 | SetmikeUpdate.exe |
| 9/56 | ild_omiga-plus.exe |
| 3/57 | setup.exe |
| 12/57 | smt_istartsurf.exe |
| 8/57 | Dc13.exe |
| 11/57 | 2sq_luckysearches[1].exe |
| 6/55 | adv_76.exe |
| 8/56 | smt_oursurfing.exe |
| 18/56 | 2sq_oursurfing[1].exe |
| 1/56 | BagbinUpdate.exe |
| 4/56 | chrome_elf.dll |
| 18/55 | GoldlarryUpdate.exe |
| 24/57 | EastmyUpdate.exe |
| 19/58 | FishloseUpdate.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Shulan Hou files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| ALYac | Gen:Variant.Adware.Ghoskwa.1 |
| AVG | Generic.CED, Elex.F, Generic_s.HQ, Generic_s.JWL, Generic_s.JZU |
| AVware | BehavesLike.Win32.Malware.sfd (mx-v), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Variant.Adware.Ghoskwa.1, Gen:Application.Elex.1, Application.Elex.D |
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent!, PUA.Downloader! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.SearchHijacker, PUP/Win32.Generic, Malware/Win32.Generic.N2062102344, Malware/Win32.Generic.N2104112732 |
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[Downloader:not-a-virus]/Win32.AdLoad |
| Arcabit | Trojan.Adware.Ghoskwa.1, Application.Elex.D |
| Avast | Win32:Malware-gen |
| Avira | ADWARE/Adware.wrbdd, TR/Obfuscate.neta, ADWARE/Adware.vldnu, ADWARE/Adware.wkbya |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.LiMo.C, Adware.Win32.ELEX.CL, Adware.Win32.ELEX.shul |
| BitDefender | Gen:Variant.Adware.Ghoskwa.1, Gen:Application.Elex.1, Application.Elex.D |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.7AF5 |
| Comodo | TrojWare.Win32.Amtar.amu |
| CrowdStrike | malicious_confidence_63% (D) |
| Cyren | W32/Trojan.WBFW-2867, W32/Trojan.VEOD-3522 |
| DrWeb | Adware.Mutabaha.122, Adware.Mutabaha.220, Adware.Mutabaha.316, Adware.Mutabaha.306, Adware.Mutabaha.1882, Adware.Mutabaha.2115 |
| ESET-NOD32 | Win32/ELEX.BG, a variant of Win32/Obfuscated.NHQ, a variant of Win32/LiMo.C potentially unwanted, Win32/ELEX.CL potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/ELEX.CL potentially unwanted, a variant of Win32/Obfuscated.NHA |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Variant.Adware.Ghoskwa.1 (B) |
| F-Secure | Gen:Variant.Adware.Ghoskwa, Gen:Application.Elex.1, Application.Elex.D |
| Fortinet | Riskware/StartSurf, PossibleThreat |
| GData | Gen:Variant.Adware.Ghoskwa.1, Gen:Application.Elex.1, Win32.Application.Limo.A, Application.Elex.D, Win32.Trojan.Agent.G2IXC2 |
| Ikarus | PUA.LiMo, Trojan.Win32.Obfuscated |
| Invincea | virus.win32.sality.at |
| K7AntiVirus | Trojan ( 004b6d771 ), Adware ( 004be1391 ), Adware ( 004c2edf1 ), Trojan ( 004f489f1 ), Trojan ( 004f65711 ), Trojan ( 004f65f91 ) |
| K7GW | Trojan ( 004b6d771 ), Adware ( 004be1391 ), Adware ( 004c2edf1 ), Trojan ( 004f489f1 ), Trojan ( 004f65711 ), Trojan ( 004f65f91 ) |
| Malwarebytes | Adware.Ghokswa.Generic, PUP.Optional.MyStartSearch.A, PUP.Optional.IStartSurf.A, PUP.Optional.IStartsurf.A, PUP.Optional.LuckySearches.A, PUP.Optional.OurSeaching.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!BEB5AB5E80FC, RDN/Generic.grp, RDN/Generic.com, Artemis!DE2A72804B6A |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!Trojan, RDN/Generic.grp, RDN/Generic.com |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Variant.Adware.Ghoskwa.1, Gen:Application.Elex.1, Application.Elex.D |
| Microsoft | Trojan:Win32/Ghokswa |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Mutabaha.dqesbj, Riskware.Win32.Mutabaha.dsubld, Riskware.Win32.Obfuscated.egdfvo, Riskware.Win32.Obfuscated.egljhi |
| Panda | Trj/Genetic.gen, PUP/Winzipper |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/QVM10.1.0000.Malware.Gen, Win32/Application.33e, HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising | Trojan.Obfuscated!8.4C-AK6WZhDfUAS (cloud), Trojan.Obfuscated!8.4C-jLp9an0BmQP (cloud), Malware.Generic!5pM32iB3Wp@5 (thunder) |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.Elex/Variant |
| Sophos | Generic PUA BO (PUA), Elex, Mal/Generic-S, Generic PUA FH (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| TrendMicro | TROJ_GEN.R00XC0DGS16, TROJ_GEN.R00XC0PIF16 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0204, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0313, TROJ_GEN.R00XC0PIF16, TROJ_GEN.R047H0CIN16 |
| VIPRE | BehavesLike.Win32.Malware.sfd (mx-v), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Yandex | Trojan.Obfuscated!L0LpAS7CHgY |
| Zillya | Downloader.Adload.Win32.19234 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 957 scan reports for the Shulan Hou files. 159 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 05dadb49cfea02922a80ef71f4fa3933
- 58d977998990941725a12a8e95e680e8
- 63970cdab258e2d92b3b5296c2d97cb3
- 0fb6fd4a80d186219716435ab3762fb2
- 088137508973d2faa585aec98eaf25cd
- 0556596736bf2d2deb3bc21e5d02e7ce
- 0f2577198bbf58ac5f13ac0b95180508
- 0df25608403abd3d102311ea93a2db70
- 01e9a1e9dfd7bbc3a3a1a7f530e62327
- 592656f0d6fac48c61c3b637fc4c5c47
- 2a5b578b2da9a441d2c1aecd265eefbf
- 3261bae34d602aacc22105b22cb5f2e9
- 33d69c9bbbbfc2e920d97f1ba0e45e32