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Launcher.exe

Launcher

Ascentive LLC

The application Launcher.exe 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 PC SpeedScan Pro by Ascentive which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Ascentive LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Launcher

Version:
1.00

MD5:
4d691ebce3fcccd430e9f679ed47e8d5

SHA-1:
96865f9fc4017d8f08725744d2af1621cc7d62be

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:49:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.1.7.21

File size:
488.7 KB (500,424 bytes)

Product version:
1.00

Original file name:
Launcher.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ascentive\pc speedscan pro\launcher.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ascentive LLC

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
11/16/2010 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/16/2013 4:59:59 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:
2/8/2013 1:18:06 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:5eOX3OgTuiGfTqZVAsI5P3FStu4jT815xm9I9O/HGLHle9KpYwb0:593HTe0MP3FStu4jT815xm9DHGz4N

Entry address:
0x5E28

Entry point:
68, 34, 61, 40, 00, E8, EE, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 00, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 09, AD, D0, 84, D4, EB, 4D, 85, 6F, 3D, 76, 0E, C3, 7E, 9A, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 41, 00, 02, 58, 83, 02, 4C, 61, 75, 6E, 63, 68, 65, 72, 00, 00, 00, 00, 7C, B9, FD, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 09, 00, 6C, 81, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 70, 83, 40, 00, 0C, B1, 45, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 20, 56, 7F, 08, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.2583

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual Basic v5.0

Code size:
360 KB (368,640 bytes)

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

PC SpeedScan Pro  by Ascentive
PC SpeedScan Pro from Ascentive, the group that does the FinallyFastPC informercials, is a PC optimization program.
www.ascentive.com
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