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InstAct.exe

Vast Tech Support

The application InstAct.exe by Vast Tech Support has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Vast Tech Support  (signed and verified)

Description:
InstAct

Version:
2.1.9.0

MD5:
f7511a11f7b63943603e8fb1013fbd3e

SHA-1:
b804ff33a460bc9838633ea819410b6812e96eec

SHA-256:
9940cec8ed722ea57f6823bd85a419f2480f9f4ee16b7e6ee28c16acbf82f838

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/25/2024 12:00:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VastTechSupport (M)
15.10.9.19

File size:
11.9 KB (12,136 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.9.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
InstAct.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\omg\omg privacy shield 2.2.1\install\49bd234\instact.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Vast Tech Support

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/23/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/24/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Vast Tech Support, O=Vast Tech Support, L=Delray Beach, S=Florida, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
074DFF23E064F33AB5EC78F8BEB7D2F2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/25/2014 5:24:08 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
192:khacpZgK3kBwWkOIh6POdwhT9QsKiMUYsK4W78Tguou7+w0M:khx2XwWFX2dGT9JMFegtum

Entry address:
0x382E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
5.6635

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
6.5 KB (6,656 bytes)

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