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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 PC SpeedScan Pro by Ascentive which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Ascentive LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Launcher

Version:
1.00.0002

MD5:
97fa4dcb1c6e33a216180f19c433a561

SHA-1:
b25401de88e1347b7448010d6d60e191be5e9b31

SHA-256:
d3dbe44a71f4997ba7059813b58d52c1c818dcabdf448e7143a994e5d133f7aa

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/4/2025 3:34:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
17.2.16.8

File size:
512.7 KB (525,000 bytes)

Product version:
1.00.0002

Original file name:
Launcher.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ascentive\pc speedscan pro\launcher.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ascentive LLC

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
11/17/2010 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/17/2013 8:59:59 AM

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:
4/2/2013 5:06:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x60E8

Entry point:
68, 84, 64, 40, 00, E8, F0, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 00, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 74, 48, B9, AB, 78, 4B, 7F, 48, A7, 1F, F0, 1C, 12, 4A, 55, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 63, 69, 74, 0D, 0A, 0D, 4C, 61, 75, 6E, 63, 68, 65, 72, 00, 6E, 75, 6D, 20, 45, 6E, 75, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 0B, 00, FC, 84, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 60, 87, 40, 00, 18, E0, 45, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, D8, 09, 1B, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.2920

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual Basic v5.0

Code size:
372 KB (380,928 bytes)

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

PC SpeedScan Pro  by Ascentive
PC SpeedScan Pro from Ascentive, the group that does the FinallyFastPC informercials, is a PC optimization program.
www.ascentive.com
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