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activespeed_setup.exe

Ascentive LLC

The application activespeed_setup.exe by Ascentive has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.ascentive.com.
Publisher:
Ascentive LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3bf12bea07807f20d75e2982e7a504e8

SHA-1:
20dd8680ce0a3d3979766207732dcdeb981473f5

SHA-256:
429463c5fe4eda2f257a4eb5699af71e1354d689f7e2341c33c4107f2e54a028

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 12:31:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.11.30.19

File size:
7.3 MB (7,641,984 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\activespeed_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ascentive LLC

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
11/17/2010 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/17/2013 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ascentive LLC, O=Ascentive LLC, STREET=201 Spring Garden St, STREET=Suite 400, L=Philadelphia, S=PA, PostalCode=19123, C=US

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
0B15142D30AF75A1350E58373FD8BF13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 7:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:nxh4S8DutNSIz9UtQHqT1o6jgzm9pyL8ledEmw21gj:x6Slutkm1o6gKyosEmw21

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9975

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file activespeed_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.ascentive.com/run/download?service=ActiveSpeed&language=jp&loadlink=http://www.ascentive.com/run/click/@1884401452119/products/SP_jp/.../select_software_activespeed_download_op1.html?c1=%�%%&theme=&plan1id=&orderpackage1id=&plan1c=&upsell_code=&popuppage=&display=&referredby=@1884401452119&c1=software-APC-slider-acts&loadlink=

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