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compatibilitycheck.exe

Ad Support

The application compatibilitycheck.exe by Ad Support has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Ad Support  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9961c1e36b649142f3eeb2126bf9f832

SHA-1:
d2bf28ddec76fd29cefea6358436f2750780ef08

SHA-256:
3c41f71d329885631880bc8a8fb1d3173eb890bd17fe17700dcd25a384bdc65a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/28/2024 5:03:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.3.11.23

File size:
48.9 MB (51,308,712 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\compatibility verifier\compatibilitycheck.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ad Support

Authority:
Ad Support

Valid from:
10/16/2014 7:22:36 AM

Valid to:
10/16/2015 7:22:36 AM

Subject:
CN=Ad Support, O=Ad Support, S=London, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=AdSupport, O=Ad Support, S=London, C=GB

Serial number:
00E592A6D69AFA75AF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2015 2:02:42 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x22B8E99

Entry point:
E8, 92, 75, 01, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 08, 8B, 4C, 24, 10, 0B, C8, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 75, 09, 8B, 44, 24, 04, F7, E1, C2, 10, 00, 53, F7, E1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 08, F7, 64, 24, 14, 03, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 08, F7, E1, 03, D3, 5B, C2, 10, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 83, EC, 08, 0F, AE, 5C, 24, 04, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 25, 80, 7F, 00, 00, 3D, 80, 1F, 00, 00, 0F, 85, 59, 02, 00, 00, D9, 3C, 24, 66, 8B, 04, 24, 66, 83, E0, 7F, 66, 83...
 
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Code size:
42 MB (44,014,592 bytes)

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