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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. The program is a setup application that uses the BundleInstaller installer. 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.

File name:

tsassist.exe

Publisher:

Trusted Software ApS (signed and verified)

Product:

The File Type Assistant

Description:

Find software to open your files

Version:

2014.3.25.0

MD5:

56c6ef894425d997e4f3db50b11a809e

SHA-1:

72fd72ed02bc47759b18584b60fe33a04c607239

SHA-256:

eba16e62160513f12c109080b00163f7fc4391e976ab84a2d19e9b7ee6c08042

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.

Description:

This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

12/27/2024 12:54:17 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP (M)

16.12.18.15

File size:

2.7 MB (2,834,424 bytes)

Product version:

2014.3.25.0

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

BundleInstaller

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Trusted Software ApS

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

3/25/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

3/25/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Trusted Software ApS, O=Trusted Software ApS, L=Holbæk, S=DK, C=DK

Issuer:

CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

12FE568131862C85A5B239B2F3CFF137

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/25/2014 10:28:09 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

5.0

Entry address:

0x1848

Entry point:

EB, 10, 66, 62, 3A, 43, 2B, 2B, 48, 4F, 4F, 4B, 90, E9, AC, A0, 60, 00, A1, 9F, A0, 60, 00, C1, E0, 02, A3, A3, A0, 60, 00, 52, 6A, 00, E8, 37, 72, 20, 00, 8B, D0, E8, F6, 69, 1F, 00, 5A, E8, 18, 69, 1F, 00, E8, 43, 6B, 1F, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 7C, 86, 1F, 00, 59, 68, 48, A0, 60, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 11, 72, 20, 00, A3, A7, A0, 60, 00, 6A, 00, E9, 47, 2E, 20, 00, E9, AE, 86, 1F, 00, 33, C0, A0, 91, A0, 60, 00, C3, A1, A7, A0, 60, 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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Code size:

2 MB (2,134,016 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

ProgramUpdateCheck

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

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

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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