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powermonitor_upgrade.exe

Link-Ist LLC

The application powermonitor_upgrade.exe by Link-Ist has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 PowerMonitor triggered by a time event.
Publisher:
Link-Ist LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6e7733edb38f21429214eb17de727b14

SHA-1:
40b91a564b5e2baaa775cb3a3135fe3952f71a23

SHA-256:
6085dec59771e850c3de7e182e5b325fd79a8d50e9affda27cc0fe89e0ffa2a8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
7/5/2025 11:00:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Dropper.PM (M)
17.3.7.8

File size:
829 KB (848,896 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\powermonitor\powermonitor_upgrade.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Link-Ist LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/27/2017 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2017 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="""Link-Ist"" LLC", O="""Link-Ist"" LLC", STREET=PLOShhAD'' ZEMLJaNOJ VAL, STREET=DOM 9, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=105064, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0086865CE205503F6C5C2A0DFDCD7C656B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/4/2017 4:53:23 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x164A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 88, CD, 41, 00, 68, BC, 2D, 40, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 68, 80, 40, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, B0, 15, 4C, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, AC, 15, 4C, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, A8, 15, 4C, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, A4, 15, 4C, 00, 33, F6, 56, E8, DC, 15, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, B0, 00, 00, 00, 59, 89, 75, FC, E8, 1C, 14, 00, 00, FF, 15, 64, 80, 40, 00, A3, D4, 1A, 4C, 00, E8...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

2 Scheduled Tasks
Task name:
PowerMonitor

Trigger:
Time

Task name:
sysnet

Trigger:
Time


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