home

tsassist.exe

The File Type Assistant

FTA APS

The application tsassist.exe, “Find software to open your files” by FTA APS has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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:
FTA APS  (signed and verified)

Product:
The File Type Assistant

Description:
Find software to open your files

Version:
2014.5.21.0

MD5:
bc644ffc1fc5466d4d672c8ed1cb94b0

SHA-1:
baa6834a7af3a960bb60d34c4db618a6d5a2b7e0

SHA-256:
e400e4bf821ad58fa9a5a0d601b4a737d257dbf7adcf9ddd9f3f2f8996543996

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
11/15/2024 9:36:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.1.20.19

File size:
2.7 MB (2,834,840 bytes)

Product version:
2014.5.21.0

Copyright:
(C) 2010-2014 FTA 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:
FTA APS

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/4/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/5/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=FTA APS, O=FTA 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:
00A8BF96664C5D11A73AA0900284E705CE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/21/2014 1:42:36 PM

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, 3F, 72, 20, 00, 8B, D0, E8, FE, 69, 1F, 00, 5A, E8, 20, 69, 1F, 00, E8, 4B, 6B, 1F, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 84, 86, 1F, 00, 59, 68, 48, A0, 60, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 19, 72, 20, 00, A3, A7, A0, 60, 00, 6A, 00, E9, 4F, 2E, 20, 00, E9, B6, 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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.6857

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 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
74% remove it
 
Powered by Should I Remove It?

Remove tsassist.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.