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fc-setup.exe

FixCleaner

Slimware Utilities, Inc.

The setup for the Slimware 'PC optimization' product may present the user with unwanted offers or may be installed as part of a bundled offer. The application fc-setup.exe, “FixCleaner Setup Wizard” by Slimware Utilities has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from blowitathr.fixcleaner.hop.clickbank.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
FixCleaner

Description:
FixCleaner Setup Wizard

Version:
1.3

MD5:
9f00c64a88557371f3524eb6d4471b29

SHA-1:
fb65d4d30e3e3e37075dd3819be39e0e6f53d40d

SHA-256:
76c1ae342a08a7135f959885ef1237d716d7b3f5d3f110320ae04004cbab2ea6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 12:59:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SlimWare.Optional.Installer.Meta (L)
16.2.17.22

File size:
674.3 KB (690,496 bytes)

Product version:
1.3

Copyright:
Copyright SlimWare Utilities, Inc. 2011-2012

Original file name:
FixCleaner-setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\slimware utilities inc\driverupdate\fc-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/4/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/5/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Slimware Utilities, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Slimware Utilities, Inc.", L=Ocean Springs, S=Mississippi, C=US

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:
396592A759309A28F5D983A5A376DA47

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/24/2013 10:39:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:yUZ5fwgNlJTuW7v+yjDOMn5ruWnMO8J1uZ6bNetKWokf:BegNGVlM5yWXcg0Enf

Entry address:
0x2C2CA

Entry point:
E8, F6, 75, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 40, CD, 45, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 76, 76, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 66, 8B, 08, 40, 40, 66, 85, C9, 75, F6, 2B, 44, 24, 04, D1, F8, 48, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, C7, 74, 47, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, F5, 50, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, AB, 7B, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 29, 39, 7D, 10, 74, E0, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, D0, 50, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, D7, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 15, 77, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.0204

Code size:
284 KB (290,816 bytes)

The file fc-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 30 URLs.

http://blowitathr.fixcleaner.hop.clickbank.net/hop/?CBRehoppp2=http://.../index_lp.php?hop=blowitathr&hstr=1375550445199|blowitathr.windowsanswers||4h3g4exh2b|fixcleaner&code={}&key=C4651162&parms=p=2&page=&from=windowsanswers&s=default&ds=0

http://blowitathr.fixcleaner.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=windowsanswers&p=2&page=&from=windowsanswers

http://www.fixcleaner.com/?aid=5174&cid=3142&tid=windowsanswers&p=2&gid=1048921873&from=windowsanswers

http://www.fixcleaner.com/setup.exe

http://blowitathr.fixcleaner.hop.clickbank.net/hop/?CBRehoppp2=http://.../index_lp.php?hop=blowitathr&hstr=1372370444630|blowitathr.slowcomputerdco||hsygfsde6l|fixcleaner&code={0}&key=717F3E99&parms=p=2&page=&from=windowsanswers&s=default&ds=0

http://blowitathr.fixcleaner.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=slowcomputerdco&p=2&page=&from=windowsanswers

http://www.fixcleaner.com/?aid=5174&cid=3142&tid=slowcomputerdco&p=2&gid=1048921873&from=windowsanswers

http://blowitathr.fixcleaner.hop.clickbank.net/hop/?CBRehoppp2=http://.../index_lp.php?hop=blowitathr&hstr=1378696385818|blowitathr.code19goog||58nh4ezl5q|fixcleaner&code={}&key=B738D334&parms=p=2&page=&from=windowsanswers&s=default&ds=0

http://blowitathr.fixcleaner.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=code19goog&p=2&page=&from=windowsanswers

http://www.fixcleaner.com/?aid=5174&cid=3142&tid=code19goog&p=2&gid=1048921873&from=windowsanswers

http://blowitathr.fixcleaner.hop.clickbank.net/hop/?CBRehoppp2=http://.../index_lp.php?hop=blowitathr&hstr=1375842462821|blowitathr.highcpuusagecamp||ym6t63ekqd|fixcleaner&code={}&key=CC6CA4CF&parms=p=2&page=&from=windowsanswers&s=default&ds=0

http://blowitathr.fixcleaner.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=highcpuusagecamp&p=2&page=&from=windowsanswers

http://www.fixcleaner.com/?aid=5174&cid=3142&tid=highcpuusagecamp&p=2&gid=1048921873&from=windowsanswers

http://blowitathr.fixcleaner.hop.clickbank.net/hop/?CBRehoppp2=http://.../index_lp.php?hop=blowitathr&hstr=1378632720868|blowitathr.highcpuusagegooguk||495b6xebwk|fixcleaner&code={}&key=5F90FDBD&parms=p=2&page=&from=windowsanswers&s=default&ds=0

http://blowitathr.fixcleaner.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=highcpuusagegooguk&p=2&page=&from=windowsanswers

http://www.fixcleaner.com/?aid=5174&cid=3142&tid=highcpuusagegooguk&p=2&gid=1048921873&from=windowsanswers

http://blowitathr.fixcleaner.hop.clickbank.net/hop/?CBRehoppp2=http://.../index_lp.php?hop=blowitathr&hstr=1378305384220|blowitathr.highcpuusagegoogcont||4sl54e9wrg|fixcleaner&code={}&key=1496C14E&parms=p=2&page=&from=windowsanswers&s=default&ds=0

http://blowitathr.fixcleaner.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=highcpuusagegoogcont&p=2&page=&from=windowsanswers

http://www.fixcleaner.com/?aid=5174&cid=3142&tid=highcpuusagegoogcont&p=2&gid=1048921873&from=windowsanswers

http://blowitathr.fixcleaner.hop.clickbank.net/hop/?CBRehoppp2=http://.../index_lp.php?hop=blowitathr&hstr=1372244104284|blowitathr.runtimeerror||j8zx6ge83b|fixcleaner&code={0}&key=5265A7E5&parms=p=2&page=&from=windowsanswers&s=default&ds=0

http://blowitathr.fixcleaner.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=runtimeerror&p=2&page=&from=windowsanswers

http://www.fixcleaner.com/?aid=5174&cid=3142&tid=runtimeerror&p=2&gid=1048921873&from=windowsanswers

http://www.fixcleaner.com/index_lp.php?hop=blowitathr&p=2&page=&from=windowsanswers

http://blowitathr.fixcleaner.hop.clickbank.net/hop/?CBRehoppp2=http://.../index_lp.php?hop=blowitathr&hstr=1374705025765|blowitathr.whatiscpuusagecamp||5n5g4e5nzs|fixcleaner&code={}&key=74725143&parms=p=2&page=&from=windowsanswers&s=default&ds=0

http://blowitathr.fixcleaner.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=whatiscpuusagecamp&p=2&page=&from=windowsanswers

http://www.fixcleaner.com/?aid=5174&cid=3142&tid=whatiscpuusagecamp&p=2&gid=1048921873&from=windowsanswers

http://www.windowsanswers.net/go.php?r=fixcleaner

http://www.fixcleaner.com/FixCleanerSetup.exe

http://www.fixcleaner.com/setup.php

http://www.fixcleaner.com/downloads/.../FixCleanerSetup.exe

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