What is ShMonitor.exe?

ShMonitor.exe is part of SpyHunter 5 and developed by EnigmaSoft Limited according to the ShMonitor.exe version information.

ShMonitor.exe's description is "SpyHunter product."

ShMonitor.exe is digitally signed by EnigmaSoft Limited.

ShMonitor.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\EnigmaSoft\SpyHunter\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about ShMonitor.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ShMonitor.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSpyHunter 5
Company nameEnigmaSoft Limited
File descriptionSpyHunter product.
Internal nameShMonitor.exe
Original filenameShMonitor.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2018-2020. EnigmaSoft Limited. All rights reserved.
Product version5.8.7.163
File version5.8.7.163

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameSpyHunter 5
Company nameEnigmaSoft Limited
File descriptionSpyHunter product.
Internal nameShMonitor.exe
Original filenameShMonitor.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2018-2020. EnigmaSoft Limi..
Product version5.8.7.163
File version5.8.7.163

Digital signatures [?]

ShMonitor.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameEnigmaSoft Limited
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1
Certificate serial number0a64efc7170e63b64a6e390eeb577fe9

VirusTotal report

None of the 73 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ShMonitor.exe file.

None of the 73 anti-virus programs detected the ShMonitor.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "file_created": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Logs\\ShMonitor.log"
    ],
    "directory_created": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Logs"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "kernel32",
        "api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1",
        "api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1",
        "api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\EnigmaSoft\\SpyHunter\\SpyHunterConfig\\MiniWin",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\EnigmaSoft\\SpyHunter\\SpyHunterConfig"
    ],
    "file_written": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Logs\\ShMonitor.log"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Logs",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp"
    ]
}

Dropped

[
    {
        "yara": [],
        "sha1": "0d0f9c6a47343a4b449694c829bab789b79bcb25",
        "name": "2e2f2d962377659b_shmonitor.log",
        "filepath": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Logs\\ShMonitor.log",
        "type": "data",
        "sha256": "2e2f2d962377659ba6b52ad7053901d7cf8fe7a82a3383083e17056840d456f1",
        "urls": [],
        "crc32": "809D5385",
        "path": "\/home\/hpuser\/.cuckoo\/storage\/analyses\/7174\/files\/2e2f2d962377659b_shmonitor.log",
        "ssdeep": null,
        "size": 164,
        "sha512": "535809147f373c3fde85b05507cba60b9503774f63fca94b083de54087f56906dff10065d5e6ffee7fac3b8808da0f3c974db69124d85b60f7af4e3049b4c2a1",
        "pids": [
            2816
        ],
        "md5": "7fc5035c1943ae7ef721e3994a611b7d"
    }
]

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\61fb0cdf90ba918d38b28790002bd4fcd6ed973f03f2a0da4ea698c17690dcba.bin",
        "process_name": "61fb0cdf90ba918d38b28790002bd4fcd6ed973f03f2a0da4ea698c17690dcba.bin",
        "pid": 2816,
        "summary": {
            "file_created": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Logs\\ShMonitor.log"
            ],
            "directory_created": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Logs"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "kernel32",
                "api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1",
                "api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1",
                "api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\EnigmaSoft\\SpyHunter\\SpyHunterConfig\\MiniWin",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\EnigmaSoft\\SpyHunter\\SpyHunterConfig"
            ],
            "file_written": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Logs\\ShMonitor.log"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Logs",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1588114385.5625,
        "ppid": 2448
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1588114385.328125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "C:\\Users\\Administrator\\bamboo-agent-home\\xml-data\\build-dir\\SH5-RC-JOB1\\sh5\\builds\\Release-x64\\ShMonitor.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".gfids",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 662,
            "time": 6.154449939727783,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 5342,
            "time": 12.246862888336182,
            "dport": 138,
            "sport": 138
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7186,
            "time": 6.157251834869385,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7514,
            "time": 4.136163949966431,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 7842,
            "time": 6.407750844955444,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 8170,
            "time": 4.640743017196655,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 8498,
            "time": 2.9711008071899414,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 8826,
            "time": 4.669412851333618,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 28236,
            "time": 4.171789884567261,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 36620,
            "time": 6.234104871749878,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "21f8a2fb9ad47624b78d67a48b93cafee065b952f87eea065528fd493902f9b1",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "556aa9f0150d422c55bd1878df936d5c534a9e9d2b495e31e4790182fc13050c",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

Other files also named ShMonitor.exe

ShMonitor.exe (5 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD58fcbaa99aded783c96aef442eadf064f
SHA25661fb0cdf90ba918d38b28790002bd4fcd6ed973f03f2a0da4ea698c17690dcba

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to shmonitor.exe:

shmonitor.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

shmonitor.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

SpyHunter product. has stopped working.

End Program - shmonitor.exe. This program is not responding.

shmonitor.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

shmonitor.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with ShMonitor.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with ShMonitor.exe:



Malware or legitimate?

If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.

Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the information provided on this web page


Free online surveys

And now some shameless self promotion ;)

A screenshot of FreeFixer's scan result.Hi, my name is Roger Karlsson. I've been running this website since 2006. I want to let you know about the FreeFixer program. FreeFixer is a freeware tool that analyzes your system and let you manually identify unwanted programs. Once you've identified some malware files, FreeFixer is pretty good at removing them. You can download FreeFixer here. It runs on Windows 2000/XP/2003/2008/2016/2019/Vista/7/8/8.1/10. Supports both 32- and 64-bit Windows.

If you have questions, feedback on FreeFixer or the freefixer.com website, need help analyzing FreeFixer's scan result or just want to say hello, please contact me. You can find my email address at the contact page.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

No comments posted yet.

Leave a reply