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scanandsweep.setup.exe

PC ScanAndSweep

Ascentive LLC

The application scanandsweep.setup.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. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.ascentive.com.
Publisher:
Ascentive LLC.  (signed by Ascentive LLC)

Product:
PC ScanAndSweep

Version:
7.8.3.0

MD5:
471ace985751e241663bd6d9348b7c27

SHA-1:
fe799b2eba492d8c8baf9fd921743324b4856867

SHA-256:
5aa59a71a835d8879c3def33d3999a70b2348a504188691ec94195028a0fd730

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 2:21:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.Ascentive.Installer.Meta
15.11.15.0

File size:
4.5 MB (4,671,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\sas\scanandsweep.setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ascentive LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/21/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/21/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Ascentive LLC, O=Ascentive LLC, STREET=50 S 16TH ST STE 3575, L=Philadelphia, S=PA, PostalCode=19102, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00DC413CD4E438AF815B91FA5B4C363EDA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:mrIKmxnUxBtZ0Hnb8ThPb7CXUksjALNnzCzKmxelSlZkT13wv6/qHG:uIKmWxB4n4hD7CEjjgzmLqT13YFHG

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9956

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file scanandsweep.setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.ascentive.com/.../ScanAndSweepMain.setup.exe

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