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scanandsweep.setup.exe

Vanilla-Setup

Ascentive LLC

The application scanandsweep.setup.exe, “Vanilla Stub Installer VAN-V8 ” 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 is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.ascentive.com.
Publisher:
Ascentive Inc.   (signed by Ascentive LLC)

Product:
Vanilla-Setup

Description:
Vanilla Stub Installer VAN-V8

Version:
9.1.1.6

MD5:
746627a9fdaea983ae1be4766da853b5

SHA-1:
12b8119a904592874f023e54d9645b2fd58a0226

SHA-256:
743cb84fba4be007cee5ee16bc49851258c6c9e202f2da68ae967d5f4dac7438

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/4/2025 3:20:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
17.2.12.20

File size:
1.5 MB (1,551,984 bytes)

Product version:
9.1.1.6

Copyright:
Copyright Ascentive Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\Pictures\camera roll\scanandsweep.setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ascentive LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/10/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/10/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ascentive LLC, O=Ascentive LLC, STREET=50 S 16TH ST STE 3575, L=Philadelphia, S=PA, PostalCode=19102, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
6A1EC0F7C3E18A988C53B8077D911FAA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/27/2015 2:27:01 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 44, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 2E, D8, FF, FF, E8, 6D, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 43, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 54, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file scanandsweep.setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://www.ascentive.com/run/download2?service=ScanAndSweep&debug=0&loadlink=https://www.ascentive.com/run/click/@3225325519840/products/.../boost_op1.html?gcountry=FI&theme=select_software_scanandsweep_download&plan1id=&orderpackage1id=&plan1c=&upsell_code=&popuppage=&display=&referredby=@3225325519840&c1=fi_scan_sswp_software-msell_afterfixstatus&loadlink=&product=scanandsweep-n&upsell=striker-n&op2red=Yes&vc=EC2

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