"helpsearch.exe" and registry entry "bkdr_hupigon.fi" malware?

Viruses and worms
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“helpsearch.exe” was discovered in task manger using 100% cpu. Googled it, came up with info over at TrendMicro. A back door operator according to them. The registry entry for this is "BKDR_HUPIGON.Fi. Confirmed the registry entry.
Before my eyes this in Task manger entry dissapeared. CPU went back to normal.
The following action was taken:

  1. Boot scan with avast–nothing found
  2. Online scan with Symantec–nothing found
  3. Oline scan with TrendMicro-- nothing found
  4. Oline scan with Nod32–nothing found
  5. Safe mode scan with Superantispyware–nothing found
    Does anyone have any additional info on this virus/malware?
2

Avast did not recognize this as a virus/malware. To anyone in this forum who might know, is this a virus/malware?

3

Have you done a google seatch for the file name for any associations with malware ?
The only thing I see is your post in the SAS forum, so to me if it were a legit file I would expect more hits.

You could also check the offending/suspect file at: VirusTotal - Multi engine on-line virus scanner and report the findings here. I feel virustotal is the better option as it uses the windows version of avast (more packers supported) and there are currently over 30 different scanners.

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I saw “helpservice.exe” in task manger. But it dissapeared on its own. So I did a google search of it, and TrendMicro was only AntiVirus company that came up with info on it plus the Registry entry of “BKDR_HUPIGON.Fi”. Did Avast Forum search on "BKDR_HUPIGON.Fi, and came up with one post way back in time on it. The Post was a merely an anouncement about a slew of "BKDR_HUPIGON’S. Nothing about anyone, with Avast having problems with it. I think the forum was called “Machine Forum” or something like that. Will go with VirusTotal and see what happens. A local search revealed nothing on either of the above listed two. Thanks DavidR for responding to my query.

5

Which is is it, helpsearch or helpservice?

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Oldman, it was “helpsearch.exe”. Sorry about error in post above yours. The best I can gather it was in that part of Microsoft, search assistant, which I don’t really understand that well. Got the registry entry for it out. But never could find a file by name of “helpsearch.exe”. Guess it is hideing.

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If it were a part of MS search Assistant, then I would expect more google hit on helpsearch.exe and they simply aren’t there.