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a2service.exe

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Emsisoft Ltd

It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Emsisoft Protection Service”.
Publisher:
Emsisoft Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Description:
Emsisoft Protection Service

Version:
11.0.0.6054

MD5:
f2aa06d10a77d509c5a08b0272c3fe45

SHA-1:
e7daf7064577afbe69520f64e24189d50be45bff

SHA-256:
c560a862b215060a9c36c8d3d3b35e46aaeed4efe75f448e7aaa54aa6ac2b373

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
4/18/2025 5:01:52 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
6.8 MB (7,141,000 bytes)

Product version:
11.0.0.6054

Copyright:
(C) 2003-2015 Emsisoft Ltd

Original file name:
a2service.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\emsisoft anti-malware\a2service.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Emsisoft Ltd

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
4/28/2015 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/2/2018 8:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Emsisoft Ltd, O=Emsisoft Ltd, L=Nelson, C=NZ

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 High Assurance Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
03861D3692352B4BA4D301FCA41F14AD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/30/2015 5:51:09 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:oP2niMkK67tBH7+2QI+P7C/k35ji7eTMMv/tDncqdjX:FiMkK6BhLmPn1ZvtcqdjX

Entry address:
0x564560

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, B9, 04, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 49, 75, F9, 51, B8, 04, FD, 94, 00, E8, 6E, BF, AA, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FF, 46, 96, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, E8, 5B, B5, D7, FF, 83, F8, 07, 7E, 0D, E8, 65, DF, D7, FF, 3C, 03, 0F, 84, 45, 01, 00, 00, E8, E0, 0F, AB, FF, A9, 00, 00, 00, 80, 0F, 85, 35, 01, 00, 00, A1, 44, 41, 99, 00, 8B, 00, 80, 78, 40, 00, 74, 10, A1, 44, 41, 99, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 30, 42, D7, FF, 84, C0, 74, 0C, A1, 44, 41, 99, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 10, FF, 52, 48, 8D, 45, E8, 8B, 15, 44, 40, 99...
 
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Entropy:
6.6721

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
5.4 MB (5,647,872 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Emsisoft Protection Service

Service name:
a2AntiMalware

Description:
Scans the PC for unwanted software and provides protection from malicious code

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Group:
PNP_TDI


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