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Launcher.exe

Spyware Striker Launcher

Ascentive LLC

The application Launcher.exe, “Spyware Striker Launcher Application” by Ascentive has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program Spyware Striker by Ascentive.
Publisher:
Ascentive LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Spyware Striker Launcher

Description:
Spyware Striker Launcher Application

Version:
1.0.1.0

MD5:
52b34e7093eb0ca6b8b3b886b6863386

SHA-1:
77a407d5bf392488902478eec109a9eab9bd0ece

SHA-256:
0b53b1c18d797bb154d873f890741c1e890008f021f22ef4ce677ce79fc664d4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 10:36:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.1.23.17

File size:
232.7 KB (238,280 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.0

Copyright:
TODO: (c) Ascentive LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Launcher.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Portuguese

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ascentive\spyware striker\launcher.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ascentive LLC

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
11/16/2010 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/16/2013 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Ascentive LLC, O=Ascentive LLC, STREET=201 Spring Garden St, STREET=Suite 400, L=Philadelphia, S=PA, PostalCode=19123, 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:
0B15142D30AF75A1350E58373FD8BF13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/25/2013 1:31:07 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Bcg4rOTrTmAhTmAhTmAwuZPxC2YiNo3s3KNAjcj:BFuA0A0AwkCU4s404

Entry address:
0xA76F

Entry point:
E8, 6C, 04, 00, 00, E9, 3A, FD, FF, FF, 53, 8A, 5C, 24, 08, F6, C3, 02, 56, 8B, F1, 74, 24, 57, 68, A2, AD, 40, 00, 8D, 7E, FC, FF, 37, 6A, 0C, 56, E8, 53, 01, 00, 00, F6, C3, 01, 74, 07, 57, E8, 72, F7, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C7, 5F, EB, 13, E8, F3, 05, 00, 00, F6, C3, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, 5C, F7, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5B, C2, 04, 00, 3B, 0D, 28, 30, 41, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, A3, 04, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 68, FC, 40, 00, E8, 5B, 03, 00, 00, FF, 35, 50, 38, 41, 00, 8B, 35, 58, D5, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 89, 45, E4...
 
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Entropy:
6.1987

Code size:
48 KB (49,152 bytes)

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

Spyware Striker  by Ascentive
From the site: "The free download of Ascentive’s Registry Cleaner, Anti-Malware Software, and other trial products are intended to find issues, errors, threats, junk, and clutter that can be removed by single or multiple Ascentive products after paid activation.
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