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InstAct.exe

PC Software LLC

The application InstAct.exe by PC 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 file is typically installed with the program PCHealthFix by PC Software LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
PC Software LLC  (signed and verified)

Description:
InstAct

Version:
2.5.4.0

MD5:
149b633039dbe4592d0dd023073f57c7

SHA-1:
01391dd9689215a7039e44d83fb3139189bc8916

SHA-256:
5eac3aa417bf617315aa75a1204fb77af37c92d9f6a13438d5c580eda568b0d7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 6:56:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.5.30.3

File size:
16.4 KB (16,840 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.4.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
InstAct.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pchealthfix\instact.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Software LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/4/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/5/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PC Software LLC, O=PC Software LLC, STREET=1209 Orange Street, L=Wilmington, S=DE, PostalCode=19801, C=US

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

Serial number:
00A104C28EB3B1B9A10BB8B7E6D8F55850

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/2/2014 12:46:42 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:W/FOvbi2o4XD9CD6HxTbMsNnYPLg8ISGR:L+GnxTbJN+IXR

Entry address:
0x3F5E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.0952

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
8 KB (8,192 bytes)

The file InstAct.exe has been discovered within the following program.

PCHealthFix  by PC Software LLC
PCHealthFix is distributed as a 'PC optimization' software program that works by cleaning the PC's registry whose purpose is to remove redundant items from the Windows registry.
About 59% of users remove it
 
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