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powermonitor_upgrade.exe

Inergen

The executable powermonitor_upgrade.exe has been detected as malware by 21 anti-virus scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named PowerMonitor triggered daily at a specified time. While running, it connects to the Internet address static.174.43.9.5.clients.your-server.de on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Inergen  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9d9fcf7cf858a624c142a8b720524954

SHA-1:
3634bd136b866781fadf262b4c91be3681f300c1

SHA-256:
0f0eedfc4b147800c2a04d12fbb304d9395a45f52a40fb2521e3a0d6eb96a812

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
1/1/2025 1:21:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.93
-1

AhnLab V3 Security
Downloader/Win32.AdLoad.C1768630
3.8.3.16

Arcabit
Trojan.FakeAlert.93
1.0.0.795

Baidu Antivirus
Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500
4.0.3.1725

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.93
1.0.20.180

Dr.Web
Trojan.LoadMoney.2076
9.0.1.036

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.93
8.17.02.05.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Kryptik.FNRM (variant)
11.14885

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Kryptik.COWS!tr
2/5/2017

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.93
11.2017-05-02_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.93
17.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Simda
0.1.3.4

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.2422318

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.-1122

Malwarebytes
Trojan.Kovter
v2017.02.05.10

McAfee
PUP-FQH
5600.6133

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.93
18.0.0.108

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
17.02.05.10

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM07.1.0000.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1120

Rising Antivirus
Malware.Heuristic!ET#96% (rdm+)
23.00.65.17203

VIPRE Antivirus
LooksLike.Win32.Upatre.mj
55750

File size:
745 KB (762,896 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application data\powermonitor\powermonitor_upgrade.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Inergen

Subject:
CN="""Inergen"", LLC", O="""Inergen"", LLC", STREET="AVENUE VOLGOGRAD, House 93, Building 2, ROOM II ROOM 12,", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=109117, C=RU

Serial number:
1E2A067EF7EA2DBB572E9935AD948ADA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/3/2017 10:04:30 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x15C1

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 58, F1, 40, 00, 68, 40, 2C, 40, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, B0, F0, 40, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, 0C, EC, 4A, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, 08, EC, 4A, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, 04, EC, 4A, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, 00, EC, 4A, 00, 33, F6, 56, E8, EB, 14, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, B0, 00, 00, 00, 59, 89, 75, FC, E8, 2B, 13, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, F0, 40, 00, A3, 24, 01, 4B, 00, E8...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
56 KB (57,344 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
PowerMonitor

Path:
H:\WINDOWS.0\Tasks\PowerMonitor.job

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 13:03)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static.174.43.9.5.clients.your-server.de  (5.9.43.174:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to sharing.katcryo.com  (185.20.186.51:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to msnbot-65-52-108-154.search.msn.com  (65.52.108.154:443)

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