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a2service.exe

Emsisoft Anti-Malware by Emsi Software GmbH (Signed)

Remove a2service.exe
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).

DetailsDetails

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
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The following program will install this file
Emsisoft GmbH
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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...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • a2AntiMalware

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 100.00%
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