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activespeed_setup.exe

InstallShield

Ascentive LLC

The application activespeed_setup.exe by Ascentive has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallShield Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.ascentive.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Macrovision Corporation  (signed by Ascentive LLC)

Product:
InstallShield

Description:
Setup.exe

Version:
12.0.58849

MD5:
fac012b43423d390fc5629940f46273f

SHA-1:
ef80ef637d8906e35db10ef73c92b8b83aac0cb1

SHA-256:
c01d6c2f59968375462fb4f683816867280aafd361a7067c872dfafd8423f081

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/4/2025 3:43:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BHO.lkl.2
7.11.103.154

AVG
Fake_AntiSpyware
2016.0.2939

Bkav FE
HW32.Laneul
1.3.0.4246

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.Ascentive
9.8829

McAfee
Artemis!3104A96D20E7
5600.6595

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.Ascentive.Installer.Meta
15.10.31.23

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBH1B1
7.2.304

File size:
12.3 MB (12,918,472 bytes)

Product version:
12.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2006 Macrovision Corporation

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
InstallShield Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\activespeed_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ascentive LLC

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
11/12/2007 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/12/2010 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Ascentive LLC, O=Ascentive LLC, STREET=201 Spring Garden St Suite 400, L=Philadelphia, S=PA, PostalCode=19123, C=US

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
00DA7481B505564C7BF7EEA21A52D2B1C4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/20/2007 12:07:04 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:sTkjtz4Kodr90duYemwUdfEAB9BeHl4T2+33Z3Uk/yHn7kK85/tL0C:sTRLr+duYdXdfE09FC+3pCH7J8BCC

Entry address:
0x22D69

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 88, 76, 44, 00, 68, C0, 66, 42, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 40, 61, 44, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, 8C, 1D, 45, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, 88, 1D, 45, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, 84, 1D, 45, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, 80, 1D, 45, 00, 6A, 01, E8, 7F, 26, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, C3, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8, 73, 23, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 10, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, 59, 33, F6, 89, 75...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
276 KB (282,624 bytes)

The file activespeed_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.ascentive.com/run/download?service=ActiveSpeed&language=es&loadlink=http://www.ascentive.com/run/click/@3226464696059/products/SP_es/.../select_ascweb_activespeed_download_op1.html?c1=%�%%&theme=&plan1id=&orderpackage1id=&plan1c=&upsell_code=&popuppage=&display=&referredby=@3226464696059&c1=es_ascweb_ProdPg_scan_acts&loadlink=&product=speedscan-n&upsell=activespeed-n&op2red=&vc=

http://www.ascentive.com/run/download?service=ActiveSpeed&language=es&loadlink=http://www.ascentive.com/run/click/@3229879389006/products/SP_es/.../select_ascweb_activespeed_download_op1.html?c1=%�%%&theme=&plan1id=&orderpackage1id=&plan1c=&upsell_code=&popuppage=&display=&referredby=@3229879389006&c1=es_ascweb_ProdPg_scan_acts&loadlink=&product=speedscan-n&upsell=activespeed-n&op2red=&vc=

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