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NewStartMenuHelper.exe

NewStart

Consumer Software International

The application NewStartMenuHelper.exe by Consumer Software International 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 Viva Start Menu by ConsumerSoft.
Publisher:
ConsumerSoft  (signed by Consumer Software International)

Product:
NewStart

Description:
New Start Helper

Version:
1, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
73dd8548ca040cda74e8557114882b71

SHA-1:
493c967915ac8df234a3e03963d900097d1b148b

SHA-256:
ae8599d8af34a408bb7d86febe830d936701815701d24403c17dea7d3bdbefe2

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 5:27:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.ConsumerSoftwareInternational
15.2.7.11

File size:
43.9 KB (44,984 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2012 ConsumerSoft

Original file name:
NewStartMenuHelper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\consumersoft\viva start menu\newstartmenuhelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Consumer Software International

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/20/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Consumer Software International, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Consumer Software International, L=New York, S=NewYork, 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:
7B8361210ED8FFC623A0EACB69FA0E23

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/24/2012 4:56:39 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:bWYR1HR3liWAAVhffffffffffS1LgiuIIL/:bWY7PffffffffffIUiyj

Entry address:
0x1ADC

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, DF, 03, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, F6, FC, FF, FF, CC, CC, 48, 89, 4C, 24, 08, 48, 81, EC, 88, 00, 00, 00, 48, 8D, 0D, ED, 25, 00, 00, FF, 15, 6F, 15, 00, 00, 4C, 8B, 1D, D8, 26, 00, 00, 4C, 89, 5C, 24, 58, 45, 33, C0, 48, 8D, 54, 24, 60, 48, 8B, 4C, 24, 58, E8, 6F, 04, 00, 00, 48, 89, 44, 24, 50, 48, 83, 7C, 24, 50, 00, 74, 41, 48, C7, 44, 24, 38, 00, 00, 00, 00, 48, 8D, 44, 24, 48, 48, 89, 44, 24, 30, 48, 8D, 44, 24, 40, 48, 89, 44, 24, 28, 48, 8D, 05, 98, 25, 00, 00, 48, 89, 44, 24...
 
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Entropy:
5.5061

Code size:
4.5 KB (4,608 bytes)

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

Viva Start Menu  by ConsumerSoft
Bundles the My Phone Support product which is a potentially unwanted application that provides subscription phone technical support..
www.vivastartmenu.com
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