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a2guard.exe

a-squared Anti-Malware

Emsi Software GmbH

It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘a-squared’.
Publisher:
Emsi Software GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
a-squared Anti-Malware

Description:
a-squared Guard

Version:
4.5.0.63

MD5:
83cf335eb5e273b3fce8087695f81863

SHA-1:
1814fecb852cdeb7c329e0abc397bde73ac91980

SHA-256:
358b902d0a43f214337a81f60ccc63774aedb63c06e1e5b3a88134e2e4830c1d

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:30:07 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
3.1 MB (3,279,192 bytes)

Product version:
4.5.0.0

Copyright:
(C) 2003-2009 Emsi Software GmbH

Original file name:
a2guard.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\a-squared anti-malware\a2guard.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Emsi Software GmbH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/24/2008 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/25/2010 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Emsi Software GmbH, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Emsi Software GmbH, L=Thalgau, S=Salzburg, C=AT

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3E47B904EAF006D2B01E51548044938B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/20/2009 4:22:33 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:IuKIryHYeqYMb9i1GSd6IOkwgR/v34TUXRjBcA/iUG7Py:IuKIryH06drvnLcYuy

Entry address:
0x1B3668

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, 53, B8, 80, 15, 5B, 00, E8, E3, 56, E5, FF, 8B, 1D, 88, FD, 5B, 00, A1, 40, 00, 5C, 00, BA, 08, 37, 5B, 00, E8, EA, 2E, E5, FF, A1, 14, F9, 5B, 00, 8B, 15, 40, 00, 5C, 00, 8B, 12, E8, D8, 2E, E5, FF, 8B, 03, E8, 89, E0, F3, FF, 8B, 03, BA, 64, 37, 5B, 00, E8, 0D, DB, F3, FF, 8B, 0D, 08, F9, 5B, 00, 8B, 03, 8B, 15, 2C, 39, 59, 00, E8, 82, E0, F3, FF, 8B, 0D, F8, FF, 5B, 00, 8B, 03, 8B, 15, B4, 68, 5A, 00, E8, 6F, E0, F3, FF, 8B, 03, C6, 40, 57, 00, 33, C9, B2, 01, A1, 20, 82, 56, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.6368

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,779,200 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
a-squared

Command:
"C:\Program Files\a-squared anti-malware\a2guard.exe"


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