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syslog.exe

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The application syslog.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 syslog triggered by a time event.
Publisher:
OOO   (signed and verified)

MD5:
66328957f07d8843851a2b4009fc000d

SHA-1:
1bdda5f7c205829fbbe06f8d0c5e4267234f3466

SHA-256:
f66312d7b0ec1075cead91e1725bbe2dba9cf590dad2df537ecc565882bf18bd

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 2:49:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.2.25.4

File size:
797 KB (816,128 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Russian (Russia)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OOO

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/25/2017 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/8/2017 6:59:59 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:
2/18/2017 4:52:51 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x1501

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 20, E1, 40, 00, 68, 5C, 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, 80, E0, 40, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, AC, 19, 4C, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, A8, 19, 4C, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, A4, 19, 4C, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, A0, 19, 4C, 00, 33, F6, 56, E8, C8, 16, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, B0, 00, 00, 00, 59, 89, 75, FC, E8, 08, 15, 00, 00, FF, 15, 7C, E0, 40, 00, A3, C4, 2E, 4C, 00, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.6287

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
52 KB (53,248 bytes)

3 Scheduled Tasks
Task name:
syslog

Trigger:
Time

Task name:
ComDev

Trigger:
Time

Task name:
PowerMonitor

Trigger:
Time


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