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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. 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 www.dropbox.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
FixCleaner

Description:
FixCleaner Setup Wizard

Version:
1.3

MD5:
48d5a110d73706e9c8fe80562792bb62

SHA-1:
fccb78468474f8e420a9e36cf51a4a74473360b8

SHA-256:
654b8d3f403c4d03e8bdbb414067428ca56e2da644c26aaa93c8bab6a28de724

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 12:37:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SlimWare.Optional.Installer.Meta (L)
16.2.13.13

File size:
918.3 KB (940,352 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:
4/25/2014 5:56:44 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:93kZmhU+E5LE4X7N5BvVQLXrlgban5ruWnMO8J7mxnP+Oqf6ZOQgwgOfyZNetKWj:968UGK5HWoa5yWXc7k2Ff6oQWOfy2nf

Entry address:
0x2DB93

Entry point:
E8, ED, 77, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 70, FD, 45, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 6D, 78, 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, F2, 52, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, A2, 7D, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 29, 39, 7D, 10, 74, E0, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, CD, 52, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, D7, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 0C, 79, 00...
 
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Code size:
292 KB (299,008 bytes)

The file fc-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

https://www.dropbox.com/pri/get/.../FixCleanerSetup.exe

http://www.fixcleaner.com/download_options.php?type=lite_top

http://fixcleaner.com/download.php

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

http://fixcleaner.com/setup.exe

http://fixcleaner.com/download_options.php?type=lite_top

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

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

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-83-243.lax1.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.83.243:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-17-223-81.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.17.223.81:80)

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