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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:
804468adbb4d03852ebcb8c3cc648d8d

SHA-1:
ec432691782c3ead63615a97c5d291c5dbf75a74

SHA-256:
7d08786a472c709a8d1468b41f3cf30a57e99e680e89eddb0a0a4ad546fbeb97

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:
4/19/2024 6:35:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SimplyGen (M)
16.2.10.18

File size:
89 KB (91,128 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SimplyGen

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
12/13/2010 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/13/2012 5:59:59 PM

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:
9/18/2011 7:36:42 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:1VJK00WRq6fvoJOiDLhpivFhibUhR5qCALqNY62O50hjt3NKZ+Qeac5PPZ:1VJK00WRq6fvoJOiDL/ivFhFhR4CALie

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:
6.2576

Code size:
60 KB (61,440 bytes)

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