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fpcstartscan.exe

Faster PC Launcher

Search Safer Inc

The application fpcstartscan.exe by Search Safer Inc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Search Safer Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Faster PC Launcher

Version:
3.2.0.0

MD5:
4230dade6e6d3722dca9e9a3401b20d6

SHA-1:
418d57bdcca107a344008f8de349de838aa4fd0d

SHA-256:
6ddb00a1ef638226a543873489c7d378bd1fbc3d40bbb4fc578751f68bbbf16d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 12:44:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.7.20.17

File size:
444.4 KB (455,088 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.0.0

Copyright:
Search Safer Inc

Trademarks:
Search Safer Inc

Original file name:
FPCStartScan

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\faster pc\fpcstartscan.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Safer Inc

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/14/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Search Safer Inc, OU=Search Safer Inc, O=Search Safer Inc, STREET=665 3rd street Suite 150, L=San Francisco, S=California, PostalCode=94107, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0928969D76ECF08EC8C9172F9E4DEA37

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:mN2mjrjNqGnLvri5UzaxDePiwKgH+vWoSbBjqlZ24bbNyXtcdZgIJl8CEC+S:Q2irjEGnD+F/WevWMZ2gbQXydPH8PrS

Entry address:
0x4EDAC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, C4, EB, 44, 00, E8, 58, 6F, FB, FF, 68, 28, EE, 44, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 01, 00, 1F, 00, E8, EF, 72, FB, FF, 85, C0, 75, 4F, 68, 28, EE, 44, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 3D, 71, FB, FF, A1, C0, FF, 44, 00, 8B, 00, E8, C1, D0, FF, FF, A1, C0, FF, 44, 00, 8B, 00, BA, 3C, EE, 44, 00, E8, A8, CC, FF, FF, 8B, 0D, 9C, 00, 45, 00, A1, C0, FF, 44, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, 94, E6, 44, 00, E8, B0, D0, FF, FF, A1, C0, FF, 44, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 24, D1, FF, FF, E8, 47, 50, FB, FF, 00, 00, 00, 46, 50, 43, 53...
 
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Entropy:
6.2780

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
312 KB (319,488 bytes)

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