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startpoint.exe

Keep-My-Search LTD

The application startpoint.exe by Keep-My-Search 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. This file is typically installed with the program StartPoint.
Publisher:
Pay By Ads LTD  (signed by Keep-My-Search LTD)

Version:
1.3.0.0

MD5:
740960058792fb77ea8e9aa630995305

SHA-1:
b4c28898f42de00648f48c55ac2b779293583efb

SHA-256:
072cdb4dd13dd69ce8b6905fcbe3b3b557be496b3d4c3e9214cb58ff443eafe2

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:
12/25/2024 12:48:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Montiera (M)
17.1.22.7

File size:
610.3 KB (624,920 bytes)

Copyright:
All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\startpoint\startpoint\1.3.17.3\startpoint.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Keep-My-Search LTD

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/7/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/12/2015 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Keep-My-Search LTD, O=Keep-My-Search LTD, L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
087407E453FFF7E46DB51873975E63CB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/10/2014 9:00:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x4E15C

Entry point:
E8, 0F, AE, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, B8, 91, 48, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, BC, 91, 48, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, CA, 38, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 20, 93, 48, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, B7, 38, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 24, 93, 48, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Entropy:
6.3339

Code size:
434.5 KB (444,928 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
StartPoint

Trigger:
Time


The file startpoint.exe has been discovered within the following program.

StartPoint  by StartPoint
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