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sxmiiph.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. Part of the Injekt brand of unwanted programs. The application sxmiiph.exe, “FinanceAlert Service” by Valid Applications 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 separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “sXmIIPH”.
Publisher:
Valid Applications  (signed and verified)

Product:
Finance Alert

Description:
FinanceAlert Service

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
8fa95f86c02dcf4c84010673903a1cba

SHA-1:
9daef1909c2e5d75611c764fca2bf3eea107f9db

SHA-256:
3c2a5bd84fd03d7fa90351d45b7d7dd7ba6edc2b4bb6577d987862565a7000c5

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 4:35:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt.ValidApp (M)
16.6.7.10

File size:
2.9 MB (2,999,736 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Valid Applications 2015

Original file name:
FinanceAlertService.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\sdkndwfko\sxmiiph.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Valid Applications

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
9/21/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/20/2016 3:59:59 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:
11/7/2015 10:09:32 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:KWeA73K/jveqKtLg1EN4NRS7Eg0k7iKbUpdOikUoEvCWTaweALyI7i:pnrKrvGtLgON4NIog0kuKo1k7WTcA+p

Entry address:
0x2DC3CE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 20, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, 38, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 50, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 68, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9997

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
2.9 MB (2,991,104 bytes)

Service
Display name:
sXmIIPH

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
Winmgmt CryptSvc


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