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SPSDefsUpdater.exe

SPSDefsUpdater

Ascentive LLC

The application SPSDefsUpdater.exe, “Spyware Striker Pro Updater 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. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
Ascentive LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
SPSDefsUpdater

Description:
Spyware Striker Pro Updater Application

Version:
7.6.6

MD5:
b7a4415fa296a4f40f4d1a9866556969

SHA-1:
03aa51fecf1721244d85c229b0809dba7aef2d20

SHA-256:
3db7750fc1fe3715a4b48632f6cca116c19450c29ffa26d4eaecc202f71fe242

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:32:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.1.26.2

File size:
991.1 KB (1,014,848 bytes)

Product version:
7.6.6

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

Original file name:
SPSDefsUpdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ascentive LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/26/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/27/2014 3:59:59 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=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
387389B99D075D7F1C97769EC0402BF0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/13/2014 3:22:47 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZSfoVErwUhWTilXBsENcO87INKNof3v5IF1DJFNDX:sfoVErwiFXBsENcMC

Entry address:
0x445A9

Entry point:
E8, 7F, 05, 00, 00, E9, 3A, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, C0, B6, 44, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 3B, 0D, 80, 48, 4E, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, F2, 05, 00, 00, CC, 83, 3D, 2C, 55, 4E, 00, 00, 74, 2D, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 08, 83, E4, F8, DD, 1C, 24, F2, 0F, 2C, 04, 24, C9, C3, 83, 3D, 2C, 55, 4E, 00, 00, 74, 11, 83, EC, 04, D9, 3C, 24, 58, 66, 83, E0, 7F, 66, 83, F8, 7F, 74, D3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 83, E4, F0, D9, C0, D9, 54, 24, 18, DF, 7C, 24, 10, DF, 6C, 24, 10, 8B, 54, 24, 18, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 85, C0, 74, 3C...
 
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Entropy:
6.2999

Code size:
296 KB (303,104 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Spyware Striker Pro - Definitions Updater@Logon

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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