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gearshelper.exe

OPSWAT GEARS Helper

OPSWAT, Inc.

It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “OPSWAT GEARS Helper”. This is installed with OPSWAT GEARS Uninstall (only).
Publisher:
OPSWAT, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
OPSWAT GEARS Helper

Description:
GEARS Helper

Version:
2, 3, 1, 0

MD5:
b46bc3e94364c2c63e55556c642eef8e

SHA-1:
a6ab6d74131a694267073edebf3a36a71fcef12d

SHA-256:
6299a68045f02b19bd75a2e4b7f6724dd53449f9e645a5550b5a1c8646c94cac

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 5:08:29 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
176.3 KB (180,544 bytes)

Product version:
2.3.1.0

Copyright:
Copyright ® OPSWAT, Inc. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
OPSWAT_GEARS_Helper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\opswat\gears client\gearshelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OPSWAT, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/8/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/9/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="OPSWAT, Inc.", OU=Engineering, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="OPSWAT, Inc.", L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1A357339C3B74C1FE1DEB8981CF0278D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/26/2014 6:12:27 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:I5evEGgPYMlj6Z9X+79/0RF8WotHpnLfeXV+m6QRb8MEOVI92AW:I5euP1+7+79K8W+pnKFA+IOi2F

Entry address:
0x1C196

Entry point:
E8, D8, 03, 00, 00, E9, B3, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 50, 73, 42, 00, 89, 0D, 4C, 73, 42, 00, 89, 15, 48, 73, 42, 00, 89, 1D, 44, 73, 42, 00, 89, 35, 40, 73, 42, 00, 89, 3D, 3C, 73, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 68, 73, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 5C, 73, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 38, 73, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 34, 73, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 30, 73, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 2C, 73, 42, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 60, 73, 42, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 54, 73, 42, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 58, 73, 42, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 64, 73, 42...
 
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Code size:
120 KB (122,880 bytes)

Service
Display name:
OPSWAT GEARS Helper

Service name:
OPSWATGEARSHelper

Description:
GEARS Client sends computer status info to your OPSWAT Servers

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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

OPSWAT GEARS Uninstall (only)  by OPSWAT Inc.
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