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Essential Fax

Essential Fax Software

It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘EssentialFax’. This file is installed with the program EssentialFax.
Publisher:
Essential Fax Software  (signed and verified)

Product:
Essential Fax

Description:
Essential Fax

Version:
1.79.0.4

MD5:
42d06f1f1174e902c99d828273c22ec3

SHA-1:
0ef10a361fba5b731eff9ec9c5b66d4a33c788e9

SHA-256:
a7ecd59f1adcde0e302a1d86a5bebdf918b4514a80c62da50fec4833babd13f5

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Clean  (3 probable false positive detections)

Explanation:
These detections are probably false positives (erroneous), the file is probably malware free.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:20:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAutoB
1.3.0.6979

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.PJT
11.2015-13-12_1

Sophos
Mal/EncPk-ABF
4.98

File size:
5.5 MB (5,742,440 bytes)

Product version:
1.79.0.4

Copyright:
2012 Essential Fax Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\essentialfax\essfax.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Essential Fax Software

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
11/18/2010 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/19/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Essential Fax Software, O=Essential Fax Software, STREET="1050 East 2nd Street, No. 124", L=Edmond, S=OK, PostalCode=73034, 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:
00D37052AADC0FB2C545EA538ADA1D0357

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:O/FFkQNurErvqw96D/zJaLiPyQkEJgDEDREdnhUPq+itwveeeIeeeR/5GqeQUz19:O//v8ah96guPx6Qdq+its9

Entry address:
0x1E7C00

Entry point:
68, 00, 00, 00, 00, 68, 01, 00, 00, 00, 68, 00, 00, 40, 00, 68, 00, A0, 0B, 01, E9, 00, 04, 00, 00, D8, 20, 00, 00, EA, 20, 00, 00, FE, 20, 00, 00, 14, 21, 00, 00, 28, 21, 00, 00, 3A, 21, 00, 00, 4C, 21, 00, 00, 5C, 21, 00, 00, 68, 21, 00, 00, 74, 21, 00, 00, 88, 21, 00, 00, 9C, 21, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, B6, 21, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 75, 6D, 6D, 79, 00, 64, 75, 6D, 6D, 79, 00, 64, 75, 6D, 6D, 79, 00, 64, 75, 6D, 6D, 79, 00, 64, 75, 6D, 6D, 79, 00, 64, 75, 6D, 6D, 79, 00, 9C, 20, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.8686

Packer / compiler:
PKLITE32 v1.1

Code size:
4.2 MB (4,395,008 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
EssentialFax

Command:
C:\Program Files\essentialfax\essfax.exe


The file essfax.exe has been discovered within the following program.

EssentialFax  by Essential Fax Software
Publisher's description - “EssentialFax was tailored to meet the needs of individual users and small businesses using Windows Vista or Windows XP. The intuitive, user-friendly interface along with a wide range of features makes EssentialFax the clear choice in fax software.”
www.essentialfaxware.com
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