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ampmon.exe

Anti Malware Inc.

The application ampmon.exe by Anti Malware has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “ampmon”. While running, it connects to the Internet address s18639992.onlinehome-server.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Anti Malware Inc.  (signed and verified)

Description:
AMPro Service

Version:
1.5.0.0

MD5:
fd8482cb734ae98ec473277ad27187eb

SHA-1:
ad40b3f9a00cb47e2c19615f97412fc98023f437

SHA-256:
e4af984b5fe2b9e1618065f84a0cb21e363c3bc1d0c74146413678d929ebcf1f

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
2/26/2025 12:53:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-170303

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.8876

Dr.Web
Program.Unwanted.1669
9.0.1.062

ESET NOD32
Win32/AnMalPro.A potentially unwanted (variant)
11.15026

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AnMalPro
0.2.1.2

Rising Antivirus
Malware.Generic.5!tfe (thunder:5:byrse1wH3kU)
23.00.65.17301

File size:
1.7 MB (1,736,600 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\anti-malware pro 1.6.0.0\ampmon.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Anti Malware Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
10/14/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/15/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Anti Malware Inc., O=Anti Malware Inc., L=Newport Coast, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
1CF326DEC945990F1F285339409D1D4C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/2/2017 12:12:46 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x6C14D

Entry point:
E8, 37, BB, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, D4, FD, 49, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 3C, 02, 49, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, B8, D7, 87, 47, 00, A3, 20, 48, 4B, 00, C7, 05, 24, 48, 4B, 00, BE, 7E, 47, 00, C7, 05, 28, 48, 4B, 00, 72, 7E, 47, 00, C7, 05, 2C, 48, 4B, 00, AB, 7E, 47, 00, C7, 05...
 
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Entropy:
7.6143

Code size:
571.5 KB (585,216 bytes)

Service
Display name:
ampmon

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Group:
UIGroup


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s18639992.onlinehome-server.com  (74.208.228.10:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to map2.hwcdn.net  (205.185.216.42:80)

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