tsasetup.exe

File Type Assistant

FTA APS

The application tsasetup.exe by FTA APS 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 Inno Setup installer. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time. This file is typically installed with the program File Type Assistant by Trusted Software which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
FTA APS  (signed and verified)

Product:
File Type Assistant

Version:
2014.5.6.0

MD5:
da30b2219f664725e6d0813618f3fa3f

SHA-1:
fad1d9ad1056b27b00611f7bbd16ba8c2d87a21e

SHA-256:
64fc0c0d51a4fece5678faba403aef78e2cce2bc9c23db62d6e88038d3284a10

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:47:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.10.1.7

File size:
1.4 MB (1,511,992 bytes)

Product version:
2014.5.6.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010-2014 FTA ApS

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\file type assistant\tsasetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/3/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/4/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=FTA APS, O=FTA APS, STREET=Bysoestrade 2B st., L=Holbaek, S=DK, PostalCode=4300, C=DK

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A8BF96664C5D11A73AA0900284E705CE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:RnaTk8Dda8sblIh6ZOE1prU+ZF2xg09M1Vkb3nJJ9AgMZpWqLm+VKnmoMevBc:RaYka8Mnc+vZFqL9M1M3nvqrjC3mohc

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Entropy:
7.9903

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ProgramRefresh-ATFST

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 8:56 AM)


The file tsasetup.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

File Type Assistant  by Trusted Software
File Type Assistant is typically bundled by various 3rd party software through modified installers of generally free open source software using the InstallIQ downloader.
www.trustedsoftware.com/utility-software/free-file-viewer.html
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