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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:
2014.3.25.0

MD5:
56c6ef894425d997e4f3db50b11a809e

SHA-1:
8a75ccc3eef155d411ef42f0e59fea3d1e67e1f1

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.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 1:37:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.9.20.6

File size:
2.7 MB (2,834,424 bytes)

Product version:
2014.3.25.0

Copyright:
(C) 2010-2014 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:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/25/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2016 5:29:59 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 2:58:09 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
5.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:3EcAUmTcfP2CkijQ9+YFSCwHOEuX3m58u4ONTxTjS6KXwRC:3EAmijQ9Ofu3m58uRS67RC

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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Entropy:
6.6862

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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