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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:
2014.3.4.0

MD5:
8da7fbaf30350ca1521a006a1f11ad1d

SHA-1:
8dcecfac947621d819680dd9a0687b0220015821

SHA-256:
eb59c724a1abdc1376566be43b1393c32463015f4ea658d86d6c7dd8e85d19b5

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:
12/26/2024 9:19:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.3.10.23

File size:
2.7 MB (2,834,360 bytes)

Product version:
2014.3.4.0

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:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/6/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/6/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Trusted Software Aps, O=Trusted Software Aps, STREET=Bysoestrade 2B st., L=Holbaek, S=DK, PostalCode=4300, C=DK

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00DC2E7F902B196FB43F6CBF38ADF41AE8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/4/2014 6:09:31 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, D3, 71, 20, 00, 8B, D0, E8, 92, 69, 1F, 00, 5A, E8, B4, 68, 1F, 00, E8, DF, 6A, 1F, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 18, 86, 1F, 00, 59, 68, 48, A0, 60, 00, 6A, 00, E8, AD, 71, 20, 00, A3, A7, A0, 60, 00, 6A, 00, E9, E3, 2D, 20, 00, E9, 4A, 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:
6.6851

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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