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powermonitor_upgrade.exe

Link-Ist LLC

The application powermonitor_upgrade.exe by Link-Ist has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named PowerMonitor triggered by a time event. While running, it connects to the Internet address sharing.katcryo.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Link-Ist LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7ce2ae115ec2d2a30ca11bb57a2333e8

SHA-1:
f511105fd1b850d92f229a0abfaf7b3cab8eeed1

SHA-256:
2c95204b02977a40bd1f139bcba0c10f0967c63222bc7596037c92cd74a88493

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 9:54:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Dropper.PM (M)
17.3.7.7

File size:
817 KB (836,608 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\powermonitor\powermonitor_upgrade.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Link-Ist LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/27/2017 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2017 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="""Link-Ist"" LLC", O="""Link-Ist"" LLC", STREET=PLOShhAD'' ZEMLJaNOJ VAL, STREET=DOM 9, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=105064, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0086865CE205503F6C5C2A0DFDCD7C656B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/4/2017 3:51:01 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x165A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 58, B0, 41, 00, 68, CC, 2D, 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, 6C, 80, 40, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, B0, EC, 4B, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, AC, EC, 4B, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, A8, EC, 4B, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, A4, EC, 4B, 00, 33, F6, 56, E8, DC, 15, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, B0, 00, 00, 00, 59, 89, 75, FC, E8, 1C, 14, 00, 00, FF, 15, 68, 80, 40, 00, A3, D4, F1, 4B, 00, E8...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

3 Scheduled Tasks
Task name:
PowerMonitor

Trigger:
Time

Task name:
svshost

Trigger:
Time

Task name:
FileSystemDriver

Trigger:
Time


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

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

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