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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:
1.2.6.0

MD5:
27b7d9cd284e94f2acf3586e47d55b11

SHA-1:
b08514ad1bb12b708db023bc0d48a831ae754951

SHA-256:
5ba2cbe5baeb665f2a5a890cc200521b886d71cb80852954f9d5d03124366bb7

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:
12/27/2024 8:56:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VastTechSupport (M)
16.1.17.11

File size:
13.4 KB (13,688 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.6.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
InstAct.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\omg\omg clean my pc 1.2.6\install\9a82b34\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 12:40:51 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
192:3HvHpuslVe9/nJovDzI6OwBXe39W9Z9d8Uy4ToMU28c78Tguou7+wOg:3HvJflVebe3y4X89CD6UxToMl0gtuj

Entry address:
0x3FDE

Entry point:
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Entropy:
5.7235

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

Code size:
8 KB (8,192 bytes)

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