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startpoint.exe

PayByAds ltd.

The application startpoint.exe by PayByAds ltd has been detected as adware 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 StartPoint triggered by a time event.
Publisher:
Pay By Ads LTD  (signed by PayByAds ltd.)

Version:
1.3.0.0

MD5:
cfc10f935e55139eda40ee5a1cda8361

SHA-1:
7b85d33150762176ac9c14fc36887f6971d2a061

SHA-256:
20592df6d6e749cc4b27141bf792cb4bdce3d8c59b4bc2049f5bdbf22b275654

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
12/23/2024 7:15:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Montiera.PayByAds (M)
16.5.23.5

File size:
517.4 KB (529,800 bytes)

Copyright:
All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\startpoint\startpoint\1.3.17.0\startpoint.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PayByAds ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/27/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/28/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PayByAds ltd., O=PayByAds ltd., STREET="Herbert Samuel, 46", L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=6330303, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00CA9E6FD9AC89FBB9BC192CA9530A98F5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/23/2014 1:47:12 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ff6JqmqvRrOsiAjVXSOX9uHzBRQTUkcpzwD0BQ+NU9s+:nFR4vQTUkcKAQ+Nwx

Entry address:
0x415B9

Entry point:
E8, 8A, 84, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, B8, 8D, A5, 44, 00, A3, D0, 39, 47, 00, C7, 05, D4, 39, 47, 00, 83, 9C, 44, 00, C7, 05, D8, 39, 47, 00, 37, 9C, 44, 00, C7, 05, DC, 39, 47, 00, 70, 9C, 44, 00, C7, 05, E0, 39, 47, 00, D9, 9B, 44, 00, A3, E4, 39, 47, 00, C7, 05, E8, 39, 47, 00, 05, A5, 44, 00, C7, 05, EC, 39, 47, 00, F5, 9B, 44, 00, C7, 05, F0, 39, 47, 00, 57, 9B, 44, 00, C7, 05, F4, 39, 47, 00, E3, 9A, 44, 00, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, E8, 96, FF, FF, FF, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 05, E8, 78, 8F, 00, 00, DB...
 
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Entropy:
6.2750

Code size:
359.5 KB (368,128 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
StartPoint

Trigger:
Time


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