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InstAct.exe

Vast Tech Support

The application InstAct.exe by Vast Tech Support has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Vast Tech Support  (signed and verified)

Description:
InstAct

Version:
2.2.5.0

MD5:
f593497f23ccf56990f313fd4af5dbd3

SHA-1:
4893dc07fb5e652d5530d0cf9c5adcc8f69a2bd8

SHA-256:
25b2f7c1a60faee004002f02a090a063b73517d9052427ce7038e6f2133cc152

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
11/5/2024 12:44:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VastTechSupport (M)
15.12.24.22

File size:
13.4 KB (13,696 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.5.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
InstAct.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\omg privacy shield\instact.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Vast Tech Support

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/23/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Vast Tech Support, O=Vast Tech Support, L=Delray Beach, S=Florida, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
074DFF23E064F33AB5EC78F8BEB7D2F2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/6/2014 12:34:59 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
192:QVnp6Wet9/jJovym9I6OwBXe39W9Z9d8My4ToMUta8Ap78Tguou7+wHi:QVp6WetPe79y4X89CD6MxToMTcgtu8

Entry address:
0x3FBE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 20, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, 38, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 50, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.7234

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
8 KB (8,192 bytes)

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