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powermonitor_upgrade.exe

OOO

The application powermonitor_upgrade.exe by OOO 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 named PowerMonitor triggered by a time event. While running, it connects to the Internet address sharing.katcryo.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
OOO   (signed and verified)

MD5:
d3a13b2c57154042d87cb6dbc401a3f0

SHA-1:
8c535e0c326e692179c86e6d45f7d76a6ca64976

SHA-256:
8226064c62055ef19c1ee4c4b21c9cc4edbcad89e64e6cf5b39a6e16405ae77c

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:
7/13/2025 2:26:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.2.24.18

File size:
809 KB (828,416 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OOO

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/25/2017 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/8/2017 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="OOO ""Port-Prom""", O="OOO ""Port-Prom""", STREET="d. 33 str. 1, ul.1-Ya Brestskaya", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=125047, C=RU

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

Serial number:
00FD1BF044DB1DBEFCC734DB43DD0B694B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/17/2017 8:23:11 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x1752

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, B8, 57, 41, 00, 68, B0, 3A, 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, C4, 30, 41, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, 14, E5, 4B, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, 10, E5, 4B, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, 0C, E5, 4B, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, 08, E5, 4B, 00, 33, F6, 56, E8, CA, 21, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, B0, 00, 00, 00, 59, 89, 75, FC, E8, 0A, 20, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 30, 41, 00, A3, 44, FA, 4B, 00, E8...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
72 KB (73,728 bytes)

4 Scheduled Tasks
Task name:
PowerMonitor

Trigger:
Time (Runs daily at 19:24)

Task name:
FileSystemDriver

Trigger:
Time

Task name:
svshost

Path:
D:\WINDOWS\Tasks\svshost.job

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 21:25)

Task name:
syslog

Path:
C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\syslog.job

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 1:25 AM)


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to sharing.katcryo.com  (185.20.186.51:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static.174.43.9.5.clients.your-server.de  (5.9.43.174:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-210-51-8.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.210.51.8:80)

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