overseer.exe is part of Avast Antivirus and developed by Avast Software according to the overseer.exe version information.
overseer.exe's description is "Avast Overseer"
overseer.exe is digitally signed by Avast Software s.r.o..
overseer.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\AVAST Software\Overseer\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about overseer.exe.
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The following is the available information on overseer.exe:
Property | Value |
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Product name | Avast Antivirus |
Company name | Avast Software |
File description | Avast Overseer |
Internal name | overseer |
Original filename | overseer.exe |
Legal copyright | © 2020 Avast Software |
Product version | 1.0.404.0 |
File version | 1.0.404.0 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
Product name | Avast Antivirus |
Company name | Avast Software |
File description | Avast Overseer |
Internal name | overseer |
Original filename | overseer.exe |
Legal copyright | © 2020 Avast Software |
Product version | 1.0.404.0 |
File version | 1.0.404.0 |
overseer.exe has a valid digital signature.
Property | Value |
---|---|
Signer name | Avast Software s.r.o. |
Certificate issuer name | DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA |
Certificate serial number | 025a1bf3e389238382537190d349e56a |
None of the 73 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the overseer.exe file.
The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.
Successfully executed process in sandbox.
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}, "pid": 1664, "type": "call", "cid": 75 } ], "references": [], "name": "antivm_disk_size" }, { "markcount": 1, "families": [], "description": "Checks adapter addresses which can be used to detect virtual network interfaces", "severity": 2, "marks": [ { "call": { "category": "network", "status": 1, "stacktrace": [], "api": "GetAdaptersAddresses", "return_value": 0, "arguments": { "flags": 0, "family": 0 }, "time": 1582854787.10975, "tid": 2736, "flags": {} }, "pid": 1664, "type": "call", "cid": 223 } ], "references": [], "name": "antivm_network_adapters" }, { "markcount": 1, "families": [], "description": "Queries for potentially installed applications", "severity": 2, "marks": [ { "call": { "category": "registry", "status": 0, "stacktrace": [], "last_error": 161, "nt_status": -1073741772, "api": "RegOpenKeyExW", "return_value": 2, "arguments": { "access": "0x00000001", "base_handle": "0xffffffff80000002", "key_handle": "0x0000000000000000", "regkey": "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\CCleaner", "regkey_r": "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\CCleaner", "options": 0 }, "time": 1582854786.81275, "tid": 2736, "flags": {} }, "pid": 1664, "type": "call", "cid": 129 } ], "references": [], "name": "queries_programs" }, { "markcount": 3, "families": [], "description": "Attempts to identify installed AV products by registry key", "severity": 3, "marks": [ { "category": "registry", "ioc": "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\AVAST Software\\Avast", "type": "ioc", "description": null }, { "category": "registry", "ioc": "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Avast Software\\Overseer\\Remediations", "type": "ioc", "description": null }, { "category": "registry", "ioc": "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Avast Software\\Overseer\\Remediations\\Volatile", "type": "ioc", "description": null } ], "references": [], "name": "antiav_detectreg" }, { "markcount": 1, "families": [], "description": "Looks for the Windows Idle Time to determine the uptime", "severity": 3, "marks": [ { "call": { "category": "system", "status": 1, "stacktrace": [], "api": "NtQuerySystemInformation", "return_value": 0, "arguments": { "information_class": 8 }, "time": 1582854786.74975, "tid": 2736, "flags": { "information_class": "SystemProcessorPerformanceInformation" } }, "pid": 1664, "type": "call", "cid": 77 } ], "references": [], "name": "antisandbox_idletime" }, { "markcount": 2, "families": [], "description": "Queries information on disks, possibly for anti-virtualization", "severity": 3, "marks": [ { "call": { "category": "file", "status": 1, "stacktrace": [], "api": "NtCreateFile", "return_value": 0, "arguments": { "create_disposition": 1, "file_handle": "0x00000000000000b0", "filepath": "\\??\\PhysicalDrive0", "desired_access": "0x00100080", "file_attributes": 0, "filepath_r": "\\??\\PhysicalDrive0", "create_options": 96, "status_info": 0, "share_access": 3 }, "time": 1582854786.81275, "tid": 2736, "flags": { "create_disposition": "FILE_OPEN", "desired_access": "FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES|SYNCHRONIZE", "create_options": "FILE_NON_DIRECTORY_FILE|FILE_SYNCHRONOUS_IO_NONALERT", "file_attributes": "", "status_info": "FILE_SUPERSEDED", "share_access": "FILE_SHARE_READ|FILE_SHARE_WRITE" } }, "pid": 1664, "type": "call", "cid": 136 }, { "call": { "category": "file", "status": 1, "stacktrace": [], "api": "DeviceIoControl", "return_value": 1, "arguments": { "input_buffer": "\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000", "device_handle": "0x00000000000000b0", "control_code": 2954240, "output_buffer": "(\u0000\u0000\u0000\u00a7\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000L\u0000\u0000\u0000u\u0000\u0000\u0000~\u0000\u0000\u0000\u000b\u0000\u0000\u0000$\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0002 \u0000\u0000\u0000VBOX HARDDISK\u0000 1.0\u0000VBOX HARDDISK\u0000 \u00001.0\u0000 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The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.
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overseer.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Common Files\AVAST Software\Overseer\. The most common variants are listed below:
overseer.exe (186 votes)
Property | Value |
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MD5 | a525ae931c35ebf30fa867477aaca0f6 |
SHA256 | 10381927e785fc4dc0b3600e0dbf0539b23f0182f9439d29954b5af2a7ee161c |
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to overseer.exe:
overseer.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
overseer.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.
Avast Overseer has stopped working.
End Program - overseer.exe. This program is not responding.
overseer.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
overseer.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with overseer.exe:
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with overseer.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 5 users.
Votes | |||
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Keep | 0 % | 0 | |
Remove | 100 % | 5 |
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with overseer.exe. Only 5 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.
If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.
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