aso3setup.exe

Advanced System Optimizer

Systweak Software

This is part of the Systweak Optimizer program (a registry scrubber utility) that is typically installed through a 'special offer' from a 3rd party download manager. The application aso3setup.exe by Systweak Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from systweak.cleverbridge.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Systweak Software   (signed by Systweak Software)

Product:
Advanced System Optimizer

Version:
Advanced System Opti

MD5:
1d08548349c26857cddf1f7fc0154238

SHA-1:
6fab3300d4ff3caaa093305f6d0a73d31630be70

SHA-256:
f2d405ecd06c4258ed176e948ca88b33b5c56c46f112c5a931dd0c3a97106dfc

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
While this is not malware, it is typically included with a bundled installation that might have been installed with minimal user consent and may present unwanted warnings and popups.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 1:12:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Systweak.Installer.Meta (L)
16.6.9.22

File size:
14.4 MB (15,112,960 bytes)

Product version:
3.9.1111.16491

Copyright:
Systweak Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\aso3setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/12/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/13/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Systweak Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Systweak Software, L=Jaipur, S=Rajasthan, C=IN

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
59F8D19475E75F9338DF32A94183402F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 4:21:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:gsMmgYa2ym2YIhJ1G7E3FS0J8QwD3YFSH/rXAFGhFJ:gsbomJKyI3FnJ8QwDIFSfj2IJ

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file aso3setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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