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speedscan_setup.exe

Ascentive LLC

The application speedscan_setup.exe by Ascentive has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. 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 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Ascentive LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a7e525479cf3a52d1bd904e29dcbf29e

SHA-1:
875e774fa3f06fe33ad433886b1731ca7af0e467

SHA-256:
0bb572c801a93d907421deaf59f66a02e764c463389e5c97d88da10076116f33

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Ascentive (variant)
8.9964

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Ascentive
10/26/2014

McAfee
Artemis!A7E525479CF3
5600.6965

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.P
14.10.26.19

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0616
7.2.299

File size:
6.6 MB (6,947,624 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\speedscan_setup.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:
12/5/2009 3:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:t1ztetoaVBtQhqT10jgzmRJTe8mw2ZgKF:nBetzBtQm10gmJq8mw2Z

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:
7.9981

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file speedscan_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.ascentive.com/run/download?service=SpeedScan&debug=0&loadlink=http://www.ascentive.com/run/click/@1957193451479/products/.../select_finallyfast_download_op1.html?theme=select_finallyfast_partner_download&plan1id=&orderpackage1id=FFST1YR29&plan1c=&upsell_code=&popuppage=&display=&referredby=@1957193451479&c1=103139&loadlink=

http://www.ascentive.com/run/download?service=SpeedScan&debug=0&loadlink=http://www.ascentive.com/run/click/@1963901691252/products/.../select_finallyfastpc_speedscan_download_op1.html?theme=select_speedscan_finallyfastpc_download&plan1id=&orderpackage1id=SSCN1YEAR29&plan1c=&upsell_code=&popuppage=&display=&referredby=@1963901691252&c1=103273&loadlink=

http://www.ascentive.com/run/download?service=SpeedScan&debug=0&loadlink=http://www.ascentive.com/run/click/@1956662081877/products/.../test_finallyfast_download_op1.html?theme=test_finallyfast_partner_download&plan1id=&orderpackage1id=FFST1YR29&plan1c=&upsell_code=&popuppage=&display=&referredby=@1956662081877&c1=103267&loadlink=

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