Emsisoft Anti-Malware
What is Emsisoft Anti-Malware?
Emsisoft Anti-Malware is software application developed by Emsisoft GmbH. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 66.14% of installations running this operating system. Emsisoft Anti-Malware's installer is typically 117.00 MB in size and installs around 65 files.
Emsisoft Anti-Malware is most popular in the United States with 44.15% of installations residing in this country.
Emsisoft Anti-Malware adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Emsisoft Anti-Malware is known to create 6 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
About Emsisoft Anti-Malware?
Emsisoft Anti-Malware, formerly known as a-squared Anti-Malware, is a comprehensive antivirus and antispyware software developed by Emsisoft GmbH, based in Austria. The program utilizes three security layers and features a dual-engine scanner powered by BitDefender and Emsisoft's own Anti-Malware scanner, including over 13 million signatures for thorough protection. Additionally, the in-house developed behavior blocker, established in 2005, is capable of detecting unknown zero-day attacks without relying on signatures.
Software Behaviors
- Services:
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- a2service.exe runs as a service named 'Emsisoft Anti-Malware 6.0 - Service' (a2AntiMalware) "Scans the PC for unwanted software and provides protection from malicious code".
- Firewall:
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- a2start.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Emsisoft Anti-Malware\a2start.exe'.
- a2guard.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Emsisoft Anti-Malware\a2guard.exe'.
- BlitzBlank.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Emsisoft Anti-Malware\BlitzBlank.exe'.
- a2wizard.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Emsisoft Anti-Malware\a2wizard.exe'.
- a2service.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Emsisoft Anti-Malware\a2service.exe'.
- a2HiJackFree.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Emsisoft Anti-Malware\a2HiJackFree.exe'.
- Scheduled tasks:
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- a2start.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FE0B4AD7-DEE8-4292-A0ED-16988033B4A5}' (runs on registration).
- a2guard.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{583C3B1B-EB46-4EBC-A33B-A959B8839A1A}' (runs on registration).
Startup Entries
- Registry entries:
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- a2start.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Security Center' and executes as C:\Program Files\Emsisoft Anti-Malware\a2start.exe.
Software Details
- URL:
- https://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antimalware
- Support:
- https://support.emsisoft.com
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\Emsisoft Anti-Malware\
- Uninstaller:
- "C:\Program Files\Emsisoft Anti-Malware\unins000.exe"
- Size:
- 117.00 MB
- Language:
- English
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- a2service.exe
- Name:
- Emsisoft Anti-Malware
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\Emsisoft Anti-Malware\a2service.exe
- MD5:
- 133e9d8945f8adaa60101902db7467b3
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –
File Type | Filename | MD5 |
---|---|---|
DLL
|
27ba0310e284aa4d382851f9c2517171 | |
EXE
|
045ed7f9da1cf04cce49a6fad72cc71a | |
EXE
|
70e82d770eb1345b55d9698081752b98 | |
DLL
|
189ed3056107777cd30eef18ae8f23f0 | |
DLL
|
19f902411f3bf51ebb2f96949997de86 | |
EXE
|
6b74cd3c871f728cdaf887e8ecbfe8f4 | |
DLL
|
131fdd3f56aa77c348e8542fb2876e98 | |
DLL
|
72d44f91f7c9a85ac081c9cdeed74678 | |
EXE
|
7c3ae721642b386461b32a128d061ff8 | |
EXE
|
08c1044946c609b2f78b3da07ca28bbc |