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activespeed_setup.exe

ActiveSpeed

Ascentive LLC

The application activespeed_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 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Ascentive LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
ActiveSpeed

Version:
7.7.5.0

MD5:
4b49690044dc0d879f27a7df9b5e85af

SHA-1:
775cdcacbac7eaa2e8be455807a44a286720859c

SHA-256:
68400bf5a3be2f90eb0f26da1f88ea19e332dbcf97c5c1274d079610c49e8c72

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/1/2025 8:05:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.2.3.5

File size:
6.3 MB (6,553,896 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\activespeed_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):
98304:Ok/T5XUm/MYIcFusGIcUSasHE17lNjD4huVQd+E6r2pspg/F3oo1CnjU+iEtqSSQ://1X3HtSa/7fD4cV5CsGP1UU+iiSRz6

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:
7.9978

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file activespeed_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://www.ascentive.com/run/download?service=ActiveSpeed&language=jp&loadlink=http://www.ascentive.com/run/click/@3211851811553/products/SP_jp/.../select_software_activespeed_download_op1.html?c1=%�%%&theme=&plan1id=&orderpackage1id=&plan1c=&upsell_code=&popuppage=&display=&referredby=@3211851811553&c1=&loadlink=&product=speedscan-n&upsell=activespeed-n&op2red=

http://www.ascentive.com/run/click/ascweb_jp/.../jp_ActiveSpeed_download?c1=jp_ascweb_FreeTrlPg_scan_acts

http://www.ascentive.com/run/download?service=ActiveSpeed&language=jp&loadlink=http://www.ascentive.com/run/click/@3155570199012/products/SP_jp/.../select_software_activespeed_download_op1.html?c1=%?%%&theme=&plan1id=&orderpackage1id=&plan1c=&upsell_code=&popuppage=&display=&referredby=@3155570199012&c1=software-rightclick_pcss_acts&loadlink=&product=&upsell=

http://www.ascentive.com/run/download?service=ActiveSpeed&language=jp&loadlink=http://www.ascentive.com/run/click/@3217513272604/products/.../boost_activespeed_download_op1.html?c1=%?%%&theme=&plan1id=&orderpackage1id=&plan1c=&upsell_code=&popuppage=&display=&referredby=@3217513272604&c1=software-msell_aboutpage_sswp_acts&loadlink=&product=speedscan-n&upsell=activespeed-n&op2red=Yes&vc=

http://www.ascentive.com/run/download?service=ActiveSpeed&language=jp&loadlink=http://www.ascentive.com/run/click/@3211106794552/products/SP_jp/.../select_software_activespeed_download_op1.html?c1=%?%%&theme=&plan1id=&orderpackage1id=&plan1c=&upsell_code=&popuppage=&display=&referredby=@3211106794552&c1=&loadlink=&product=speedscan-n&upsell=activespeed-n&op2red=

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