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asosetup.exe

Advanced System Optimizer

Systweak Software

This is part of the Systweak Optimizer program (a registry scrubber utility) that is typically installed through a 'special offer' from a 3rd party download manager. The application asosetup.exe by Systweak Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from external.comss.ru and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
ASO3   (signed by Systweak Software)

Product:
Advanced System Optimizer

Version:
Advanced System Opti

MD5:
915e9a7549ce83832df3519c326d36da

SHA-1:
396c7aa479e7cfd714e569569d1c6fa9984b70fc

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
While this is not malware, it is typically included with a bundled installation that might have been installed with minimal user consent and may present unwanted warnings and popups.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 12:52:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Systweak.ASO3.Installer.Meta (L)
16.6.21.15

File size:
16 MB (16,822,472 bytes)

Product version:
3.9.3636.16880

Copyright:
ASO3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\asosetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Systweak Software

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
10/6/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/5/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Systweak Software, O=Systweak Software, L=Jaipur, S=Rajasthan, C=IN

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
2E9BD3DBC5333ACCF13A746389196ACF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2014 9:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:mwr9KBDp20oxBNLxP6vNxgjfAAfaBEcXrro4nZC0nDFxm1+LZWgJ:7r95xBf4+8LHoqE0nBXz

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9992

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file asosetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://external.comss.ru/url.php?url=https://d2ct7xlg6sc6l3.cloudfront.net/downloads/.../setup.exe

http://cdn.systweak.com/setups/.../asosetup.exe

http://d25euelys1w45c.cloudfront.net/downloads/.../asosetup.exe

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