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compatibilitycheck.exe

Ad Support

The application compatibilitycheck.exe by Ad Support has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Ad Support  (signed and verified)

MD5:
068a880d8f07854d4162fc6c9c285061

SHA-1:
7e672b50f1add78f97feaff0856f52d85e0e0d8d

SHA-256:
6de96e76ad4abbb5461593a668fbfa250f990156f38c52007b73f2253cacb14e

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:
4/18/2024 6:04:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AdSupport
15.2.14.11

File size:
37.7 MB (39,575,208 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\compatibility verifier\compatibilitycheck.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ad Support

Authority:
Ad Support

Valid from:
10/16/2014 11:22:36 AM

Valid to:
10/16/2015 11:22:36 AM

Subject:
CN=Ad Support, O=Ad Support, S=London, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=AdSupport, O=Ad Support, S=London, C=GB

Serial number:
00E592A6D69AFA75AF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/29/2014 11:44:45 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:jcRMkCeD5W9G7WxrAbhZ+DH1vOLk+EfmzG:jcRWetW9aW+bhZFLrEfmC

Entry address:
0x1A122EC

Entry point:
E8, FB, 2C, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 08, 8B, 4C, 24, 10, 0B, C8, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 75, 09, 8B, 44, 24, 04, F7, E1, C2, 10, 00, 53, F7, E1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 08, F7, 64, 24, 14, 03, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 08, F7, E1, 03, D3, 5B, C2, 10, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 83, EC, 08, 0F, AE, 5C, 24, 04, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 25, 80, 7F, 00, 00, 3D, 80, 1F, 00, 00, 0F, 85, 59, 02, 00, 00, D9, 3C, 24, 66, 8B, 04, 24, 66, 83, E0, 7F, 66, 83, F8, 7F, 0F...
 
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Code size:
31.5 MB (33,075,200 bytes)

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