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a2service.exe
Emsisoft Anti-Malware by Emsi Software GmbH (Signed)
Version: | 5.1.0.33 |
MD5: | d7080c7ca741961c60a3aac1a1b69a84 |
SHA1: | 3327a06651eaa893eddfbc4b99bae3fa4ca0a096 |
SHA256: | 7902dc6b9360420e2437297c3f9b51f8f7cabba2a631e5062f880e32d9a94149 |
Overview
a2service.exe runs as a service under the name a2AntiMalware within the local user context. This is typically installed with the program Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1 published by Emsisoft GmbH. The file is digitally signed by Emsi Software GmbH which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536).
Details
File name: | a2service.exe |
Publisher: | Emsi Software GmbH |
Product name: | Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
Description: | Emsisoft Anti-Malware Service |
Typical file path: | C:\tools\emsisoft anti-malware\a2service.exe |
File version: | 5.1.0.33 |
Product version: | 5.1.0.0 |
Size: | 2.9 MB (3,045,688 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Emsi Software GmbH |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Wednesday, August 3, 2011 |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
Emsisoft Anti-Malware (formerly named a-squared Anti-Malware) is a antivirus and antispyware protection suite developed by Austria-based Emsisoft GmbH. The program makes use of three different security layers and has a dual-engine scanner (BitDefender and Emsisoft's own Anti-Malware scanner) with more than 13 million signatures. Behavior blocker which is developed inhouse since 2005 and is able to detect unknown zero-day attacks without...
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
100.00% |
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Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Acer |
100.00% |
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