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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. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. 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:
7.05.0004

MD5:
0163b3d75dbeab82a2354eea68b463c3

SHA-1:
261f3324c52857b16b17b6ff75a0b6398e040900

SHA-256:
bcdf56065e1c54e78a6f47ab2f532af9a8f544b9475ce6c8f8863d38ea682a71

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/4/2025 3:48:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
17.2.21.23

File size:
2.5 MB (2,577,096 bytes)

Product version:
7.05.0004

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:
2/23/2013 2:35:07 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x13F8

Entry point:
68, 34, 17, 40, 00, E8, F0, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 48, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 00, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 2E, 96, 37, 78, 2F, 16, E4, 40, BB, 57, AD, 3D, CD, AF, 3C, D6, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 43, 53, 63, 61, 6E, 41, 6E, 64, 53, 77, 65, 65, 70, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 90, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, DC, 93, 44, 8C, 56, 04, 44, 42, A9, 2D, 4C, 73, D9, 3F, 76, 7B, 01, 00, 00, 00, A0, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.1347

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual Basic v5.0

Code size:
2.4 MB (2,519,040 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
PC ScanAndSweep@Logon

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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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