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tsassist.exe

The File Type Assistant

Trusted Software ApS

The application tsassist.exe, “Find software to open your files” by Trusted Software ApS has been detected as adware 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 named ProgramUpdateCheck triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program File Type Assistant by Trusted Software which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Trusted Software ApS  (signed and verified)

Product:
The File Type Assistant

Description:
Find software to open your files

Version:
2012.8.10.0

MD5:
595a675f7267a77a01f867f99202bcfe

SHA-1:
2073ed801f20e05a68da6cb2ecb027c97a4253e5

SHA-256:
b4f494d1d796930898eca21cc1916523620e20685a527b0d5f1e5b5c8c89b2c4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 1:01:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.2.20.13

File size:
1.7 MB (1,785,608 bytes)

Product version:
2012.8.10.0

Copyright:
(C) 2010-2012 Trusted Software ApS

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\file type assistant\tsassist.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Trusted Software ApS

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

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

Valid to:
11/11/2013 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Trusted Software ApS, O=Trusted Software ApS, STREET=Blomsterhaven 42, L=Holbaek, S=n/a, PostalCode=4300, C=DK

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

Serial number:
1DA7007608C324C640CE3FBCC9418735

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/10/2012 8:32:19 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
5.0

Entry address:
0x1668

Entry point:
EB, 10, 66, 62, 3A, 43, 2B, 2B, 48, 4F, 4F, 4B, 90, E9, AC, 20, 56, 00, A1, 9F, 20, 56, 00, C1, E0, 02, A3, A3, 20, 56, 00, 52, 6A, 00, E8, 3F, F8, 15, 00, 8B, D0, E8, 82, EE, 14, 00, 5A, E8, A4, ED, 14, 00, E8, CF, EF, 14, 00, 6A, 00, E8, FC, 0A, 15, 00, 59, 68, 48, 20, 56, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 19, F8, 15, 00, A3, A7, 20, 56, 00, 6A, 00, E9, 97, B2, 15, 00, E9, 2E, 0B, 15, 00, 33, C0, A0, 91, 20, 56, 00, C3, A1, A7, 20, 56, 00, C3, 60, BB, 00, 50, B0, BC, 53, 68, AD, 0B, 00, 00, C3, B9, EC, 00, 00, 00, 0B, C9...
 
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Entropy:
6.6054

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,445,888 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ProgramUpdateCheck

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

File Type Assistant  by Trusted Software
File Type Assistant is typically bundled by various 3rd party software through modified installers of generally free open source software using the InstallIQ downloader.
www.trustedsoftware.com/utility-software/free-file-viewer.html
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