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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:
3.5.0.41

MD5:
e0eb1838920b2ea344acdef4bfd4c03f

SHA-1:
a47798f7e3ffa2b6db6dd40167bd4adfd6fc2e98

SHA-256:
4030cc0d68e4557d76a7fdb7cc49e4b64393b0244b08d50e09f2823dea202192

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:10:44 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
2 MB (2,131,600 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.0.0

Copyright:
(C) 2003-2008 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:
3/25/2008 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/26/2010 12:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x17E1DC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, 53, B8, 1C, C7, 57, 00, E8, A7, 96, E8, FF, 8B, 1D, F4, 5D, 58, 00, 8B, 03, E8, A6, E4, F4, FF, 8B, 03, BA, 58, E2, 57, 00, E8, 3E, DD, F4, FF, 8B, 0D, DC, 59, 58, 00, 8B, 03, 8B, 15, F4, E7, 56, 00, E8, A7, E4, F4, FF, 8B, 0D, C4, 59, 58, 00, 8B, 03, 8B, 15, 20, 8B, 57, 00, E8, 94, E4, F4, FF, 8B, 03, C6, 40, 5B, 00, 33, C9, B2, 01, A1, 10, EA, 52, 00, E8, 3C, 70, EF, FF, 8B, 03, E8, 0D, E5, F4, FF, 5B, E8, D7, 6C, E8, FF, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, FF, FF, 16, 00, 00, 00, 61, 2D, 73, 71...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,561,088 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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