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InstCtrl.exe

InstCtrl

Shieldapps

The application InstCtrl.exe by Shieldapps has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named AntiMalwareRunService.
Publisher:
Shieldapps  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstCtrl

Version:
3.5.4.0

MD5:
32f8bfbc5aecda1ff781e22810bee0d6

SHA-1:
ca88c7d52d62b983306d75df331d4b3c79001b7e

SHA-256:
c89f25966c9c24c2953f665432e47e4e14b991a6a3726593496c76a6648542e5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 5:08:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
17.2.15.4

File size:
34.8 KB (35,656 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.4.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2016

Original file name:
InstCtrl.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\anti malware\instctrl.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Shieldapps

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
7/8/2016 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/7/2017 4:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Shieldapps, O=Shieldapps, L=Encino, S=California, C=US

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

Serial number:
2125F865794B8C1D436695D5B25CFEB8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/20/2016 12:17:26 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x6CDE

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, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.1974

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

Code size:
19.5 KB (19,968 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
AntiMalwareRunService

Description:
AntiMalwareRunService


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