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controlutil.exe

APPsolute Technology Inc.

The application controlutil.exe by APPsolute Technology has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent.
Publisher:
APPsolute Technology Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d56c46dd037d0715fe3923659bd9131b

SHA-1:
8c125d949819b6d0baa9338e080673a4efcf423d

SHA-256:
babfd318e608a2851f1652771a61646d865b44acf2a1d1967f86134e7afb1662

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

Analysis date:
5/8/2024 10:23:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2969

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7237

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
23298

Dr.Web
Adware.Superfish.227
9.0.1.0275

ESET NOD32
Win32/RiskWare.Komodia (variant)
9.12296

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Komodia
10/2/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller
v2015.10.02.07

McAfee
Artemis!D56C46DD037D
5600.6625

Reason Heuristics
PUP.APPsoluteTechnology (M)
15.10.2.7

VIPRE Antivirus
APPsoluteTechnology
44050

File size:
107.5 KB (110,040 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\sysprograms\controlutil.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
APPsolute Technology Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/10/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/11/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=APPsolute Technology Inc., O=APPsolute Technology Inc., L=Marshfield, S=Wisconsin, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
3D511A783C926067341FAC786A6CAF35

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/24/2015 1:52:45 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:AwukORH2Iux8OKR6sC1SYGg+tNclVsrh0GcO24s8jcdpdQpNpiR:d5K5uG9osCAq0Nce0q29pdkNpiR

Entry address:
0x56E7

Entry point:
E8, F2, 4D, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, C8, 85, 41, 00, E8, 03, 0B, 00, 00, E8, C3, 4F, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 85, 4D, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 47, 34, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3807

Code size:
66.5 KB (68,096 bytes)

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