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compatibilitychecksvc.exe

Ad Support

The application compatibilitychecksvc.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. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Compatibility Verify”.
Publisher:
Ad Support  (signed and verified)

MD5:
709c20ac8ce7c1e4137fdb6d29558ac9

SHA-1:
bf83d76ed6fc8a430436895307869d08b6cfa19f

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:
5/4/2024 4:37:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.3.13.13

File size:
85.2 KB (87,208 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application data\compatibility verifier\compatibilitychecksvc.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:
12/30/2014 4:31:42 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

Entry address:
0x3765

Entry point:
E8, 99, 3B, 00, 00, E9, 40, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, E8, 31, 41, 00, 89, 0D, E4, 31, 41, 00, 89, 15, E0, 31, 41, 00, 89, 1D, DC, 31, 41, 00, 89, 35, D8, 31, 41, 00, 89, 3D, D4, 31, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 00, 32, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, F4, 31, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, D0, 31, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, CC, 31, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, C8, 31, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, C4, 31, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, F8, 31, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, EC, 31, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, F0, 31, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, FC, 31, 41, 00, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
5.8652

Code size:
52 KB (53,248 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Compatibility Verify

Service name:
Verifies and fixes application compatibility issues

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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