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. While running, it connects to the Internet address file.org on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
FTA APS  (signed and verified)

Product:
The File Type Assistant

Description:
Find software to open your files

Version:
2014.5.6.0

MD5:
d40b5193f5fb7609b1c68989e6ceef4c

SHA-1:
fd1bbc58b1e5527626449865725e489dd63146ce

SHA-256:
cb047075d78f6e32577a99f4d9f1ea506dc52869bbd8778eb60da25649670572

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 5:30:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FTAAPS
15.4.24.0

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

Product version:
2014.5.6.0

Copyright:
(C) 2010-2014 FTA ApS

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Subject:
CN=FTA APS, O=FTA APS, STREET=Bysoestrade 2B st., L=Holbaek, S=DK, PostalCode=4300, C=DK

Serial number:
00A8BF96664C5D11A73AA0900284E705CE

File PE Metadata
OS bitness:
Win64

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:1DL88Iyfw9XM8ipg1i+lSejKrqR5F31CnZdO6TSTGSJyqM:1DL81ipg1iab31CnZnSJyqM

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...
 
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Scheduled Task
Task name:
ProgramUpdateCheck

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
tsassist.exe \chkupd


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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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to file.org  (66.39.64.146:80)

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