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PCScanAndSweep.exe

PCScanAndSweep

Ascentive LLC

The application PCScanAndSweep.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 ScanAndSweep by Ascentive which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Ascentive LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
PCScanAndSweep

Version:
7.05.0001

MD5:
1a511eab1e703573835393cbb73a40a9

SHA-1:
157a0a7a9f5285ad003be845a373be76133a48eb

SHA-256:
af191160b82619351cfcd88152a54c2784729ded26b78c918c2f53bd1cfbd932

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/4/2025 3:21:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.12.19.10

File size:
2.5 MB (2,573,144 bytes)

Product version:
7.05.0001

Original file name:
PCScanAndSweep.Exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ascentive\pc scanandsweep\pcscanandsweep.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ascentive LLC

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
11/16/2010 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/16/2013 5:59:59 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:
12/17/2012 3:32:40 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x1400

Entry point:
68, 94, 16, 40, 00, E8, EE, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 48, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 00, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 3A, A7, E2, 27, A6, A6, 9F, 4D, 8D, 1B, D3, 71, 3B, DF, 3B, 75, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 04, 10, 0D, 00, 50, 43, 53, 63, 61, 6E, 41, 6E, 64, 53, 77, 65, 65, 70, 00, 00, 00, 25, 1B, 00, 28, 31, 1B, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 90, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 4C, 32, F2, 24, D0, C1, F1, 49, 8B, B4, 08, E9, EC, 17, 95, 55, 01, 00, 00, 00, A0, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.1324

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual Basic v5.0

Code size:
2.4 MB (2,514,944 bytes)

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

PC ScanAndSweep  by Ascentive
Publisher's description - “Each time you use your computer, temporary files and junk files can pile up behind-the-scenes. Over time these files can take up huge amounts of space on your computer and cause your system to run slowly.”
www.ascentive.com/products/scanandsweep
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