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InstAct.exe

Vertical PC Solutions, LLC

The application InstAct.exe by Vertical PC Solutions 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 PCSpeedUpMD by Vertical PC Solutions, LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Vertical PC Solutions, LLC  (signed and verified)

Description:
InstAct

Version:
2.5.6.0

MD5:
0b9b973b51c3ca193de1ef4f83546ad4

SHA-1:
8287b23eba674ae7ca4787e9a794c03b2b700937

SHA-256:
4240e6d7ca873a0432959cd87df9efdacd38d33f51f6bcf8f44f34cdf05c85df

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
11/25/2024 1:53:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VerticalPCSolutions.H
14.12.16.10

File size:
16.5 KB (16,872 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.6.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
InstAct.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\pcspeedupmd\pcspeedupmd 2.5.6\install\3f5cde9\instact.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Vertical PC Solutions, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/19/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/20/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Vertical PC Solutions, LLC", O="Vertical PC Solutions, LLC", STREET=1499 W Palmetto Park Rd., STREET=Suite 110, L=Boca Raton, S=Florida, PostalCode=33486, C=US

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

Serial number:
00FCE8E20936593BA0FECCE89F213382EB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/30/2014 11:00:16 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
192:M/FOCQbUcGk4hCPI6EwBXec9W9Z9d81y4TbMU9kLVy27nYe+PjPW38LWM1j4nCe9:M/FOvbi0o4XD9CD61xTbMNNnYPLg8T52

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:
6.1011

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.

PCSpeedUpMD  by Vertical PC Solutions, LLC
PCSpeedUpMD is marketed 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.
pcspeedupmd.com
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