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PayByAds ltd.

The application startup.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 triggered by a time event.
Publisher:
Pay By Ads LTD  (signed by PayByAds ltd.)

Version:
1.3.0.0

MD5:
69d4abddc4d8b67951114e858a0880a9

SHA-1:
d9066fe63ac3954dbb3399d9cccd3781bc08538f

SHA-256:
1b8319665ee375930afaf32b190bb5ec8cbad2787f0fdf076f4ed6b9dc4125d1

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 6:59:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Montiera.PayByAds (M)
16.5.23.6

File size:
423.4 KB (433,544 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\startup.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 1:47:29 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:VYYwXSN3Nhyk1W2xPGZLWmUYcN2NOk7CD:o6PmUYkoOp

Entry address:
0x34160

Entry point:
E8, 55, 81, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, B8, FF, CD, 43, 00, A3, C0, 03, 46, 00, C7, 05, C4, 03, 46, 00, F5, C4, 43, 00, C7, 05, C8, 03, 46, 00, A9, C4, 43, 00, C7, 05, CC, 03, 46, 00, E2, C4, 43, 00, C7, 05, D0, 03, 46, 00, 4B, C4, 43, 00, A3, D4, 03, 46, 00, C7, 05, D8, 03, 46, 00, 77, CD, 43, 00, C7, 05, DC, 03, 46, 00, 67, C4, 43, 00, C7, 05, E0, 03, 46, 00, C9, C3, 43, 00, C7, 05, E4, 03, 46, 00, 55, C3, 43, 00, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, E8, 96, FF, FF, FF, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 05, E8, 43, 8C, 00, 00, DB...
 
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Entropy:
6.3464

Code size:
296.5 KB (303,616 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
StartPoint Updater

Trigger:
Time


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