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keepmeupdated.exe

SimplyGen

The application keepmeupdated.exe by SimplyGen has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
SimplyGen  (signed and verified)

MD5:
df79ba143f90db4bd9ada645848cba5e

SHA-1:
644cf271ccb748f48d7ad2bcf7b1bb579647e8ac

SHA-256:
503de100c1dc3c2d56e1f471fa5fa0e5872741fbe3440fac3f49ab23dd125134

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:
5/10/2024 3:27:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SimplyGen (M)
16.2.9.10

File size:
89 KB (91,128 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\fbchatplus\keepmeupdated.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SimplyGen

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
12/14/2010 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/14/2012 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SimplyGen, O=SimplyGen, STREET=Zarhin 10, L=Raanana, S=Israel, PostalCode=43662, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
637C1CA85BD9CFDF391BEA85B27078DD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/28/2011 3:35:37 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:oVeKY4WtO6fvsJ6ivvtpD3lhibUhR5qCALqNY62O50hjt3UGZ+Qeac5Pb7:oVeKY4WtO6fvsJ6ivvTD3lhFhR4CALiZ

Entry address:
0x4D0D

Entry point:
E8, 47, 47, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3...
 
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Entropy:
6.2579

Code size:
60 KB (61,440 bytes)

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