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spywarestriker_setup.exe

Spyware Striker

Ascentive LLC

The application spywarestriker_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:
Spyware Striker

Version:
7.7.0.0

MD5:
b0301ec11c1021c9f0357723ac3ba488

SHA-1:
ed2ee99b93845d84c451fd48ff86a5b537878efe

SHA-256:
e0b48bf9f865c73e10cb508bed7287411028b5e05375ad234bbe8f2f9ad74474

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/4/2024 12:44:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.2.12.7

File size:
11.9 MB (12,445,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\spywarestriker_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ascentive LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/21/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/22/2015 8:59:59 AM

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:
12/6/2009 7:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:6n9FqS5/bgqnAvY4wLgqrdUdX9wnCv2+5wMafbncuSy0r7qTX+vtiNMKvH4njP+K:6vqSFy8LPON98UyfbcuNsqTKMN/JUICV

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9996

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://www.ascentive.com/run/download?referredby=@3225195495750&service=SpywareStriker&language=jp&loadlink=http://www.ascentive.com/run/click/@3225195495750/products/.../boost_spywarestriker_download_op1.html?c1=%�%%&theme=&plan1id=&orderpackage1id=&plan1c=&upsell_code=&popuppage=&display=&referredby=@3225195495750&c1=software-APC-slider-spys&loadlink=&product=speedscan-n&upsell=activespeed-n&op2red=Yes&vc=

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