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Launcher.exe

Launcher

Ascentive LLC

The application Launcher.exe by Ascentive 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 file is typically installed with the program Finally Fast by Ascentive which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Ascentive LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Launcher

Version:
1.00

MD5:
d00f0f780c296d264419295837d07ba8

SHA-1:
480eb1666d8f572e9bb421501734c84967619c20

SHA-256:
9169dcc571324c78c9b0d930dbbf0c74508ca365e8b36ae9e1743769d3c38b0c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/4/2025 3:19:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
17.1.8.19

File size:
488.7 KB (500,424 bytes)

Product version:
1.00

Original file name:
Launcher.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ascentive\finally fast\launcher.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ascentive LLC

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
11/16/2010 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/16/2013 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Ascentive LLC, O=Ascentive LLC, STREET=201 Spring Garden St, STREET=Suite 400, L=Philadelphia, S=PA, PostalCode=19123, C=US

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
0B15142D30AF75A1350E58373FD8BF13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/8/2013 12:17:32 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x5E28

Entry point:
68, 34, 61, 40, 00, E8, EE, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 00, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 0D, 01, 46, 6E, B3, 50, C4, 44, 94, 02, D4, B5, 6D, 4C, 6A, EE, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 41, 00, 02, 58, 83, 02, 4C, 61, 75, 6E, 63, 68, 65, 72, 00, 00, 00, 00, 7C, B9, FD, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 09, 00, 6C, 81, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 70, 83, 40, 00, 0C, B1, 45, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 98, 5D, 1F, 0A, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.2586

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual Basic v5.0

Code size:
360 KB (368,640 bytes)

The file Launcher.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Finally Fast  by Ascentive
Publisher's description - “FinallyFast allows you to Download a FREE Scan to see what windows registry errors could be causing your computer problems. Once you activate your software, with only a few clicks you can repair your PC and have it running at top speed again. ”
www.ascentive.com
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