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free_pcspeedboost.exe

Nicetex Ltd

The application free_pcspeedboost.exe by Nicetex has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
Nicetex Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
56cb7444228aa651de25a124a966cb61

SHA-1:
aeaaa2b0256c01ef89d29785fd109bb0afd30d1f

SHA-256:
0a60402fe96977d8bc6a221066cada102dfce2a301903deead28182b52ab4d77

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 10:57:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.AskToolbar
4.0.3.15619

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11801

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Ask
6/19/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.APNToolBar.A
v2015.06.19.07

McAfee
Artemis!56CB7444228A
5600.6730

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.Nicetex.Installer.Meta
15.6.19.7

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0607
7.2.170

File size:
1.5 MB (1,584,840 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nicetex Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/30/2013 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/1/2015 9:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Nicetex Ltd, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Nicetex Ltd, L=Hong Kong, S=Hong Kong, C=HK

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:
2DD8F3D5B9C9F70F512CB8B8D6A2D2D0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 9:50:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:zfx3rL9C2oEcMMf0AGORYoPDh2hN/4hXjc8v2E2S4TVHiGl851AAMyaWJvXO:l3rL9C9EdGkwPDhiMr2Sq4QIA7yaW8

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9875

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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