hlkptqmv.exe

Finance Alert

Valid Applications

This is part of an adware program designed to inject advertising in the web browser (banners, text-links) as well as modify the normal behavior of the browser as well as modify the computer’s system settings that control applications to run on startup. Part of the Injekt brand of unwanted programs. The application hlkptqmv.exe by Valid Applications has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Valid Applications  (signed and verified)

Product:
Finance Alert

Description:
FinanceAlert

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
bacefcbcd465bb2043715761186d70a5

SHA-1:
75622c41b859adb663f0b08932cb175d2bdc4d3c

SHA-256:
a9eefd640e295a83e6fb34ad2acc1ef4c6a2020cce9aa22b917a31d06df54171

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
6/17/2024 5:35:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt (M)
16.12.30.6

File size:
48.4 KB (49,592 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Valid Applications 2015

Original file name:
FinanceAlert.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\ckuoabowrj\dat\hlkptqmv.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
9/21/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/20/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Valid Applications, O=Valid Applications, L=St. James, S=St. James, C=BB

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
5AF15E58D032F4F8F6AA6B3990AF0257

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/2/2015 12:09:43 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xBF4E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.6451

Code size:
40 KB (40,960 bytes)

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