optimizerpro.exe

PC Utilities Software Limited

Part of the Optimizer Pro / Driver 'PC optimizer' product lines marketed by Adsology and distributed through various bundled software (PPI and commission) channels. The application optimizerpro.exe by PC Utilities Software Limited 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 setup program which is used to install the application. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.softservers.net.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e9e146efdc6b398d4587fbbdfec8c890

SHA-1:
217ba2004474e287b1ecf18edf8530de58c885af

SHA-256:
990af777f5c6463e5fd50dbe6730e9e91f15391c7f862a75504e6d6155c2f27d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Installed with the Optimizer Pro software which is bundled by 3rd-party monetization programs.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 5:02:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities.PCUtilit (M)
16.6.24.11

File size:
5.6 MB (5,908,568 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Serbe (latin, Serbie)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\optimizerpro.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
4/18/2014 4:34:54 PM

Valid to:
4/18/2015 4:34:54 PM

Subject:
CN=PC Utilities Software Limited, O=PC Utilities Software Limited, L=London, C=GB

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4B6A44F88EC8CF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/15/2014 10:02:23 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:l3t8YpjJUv06zFHqhLUEegHiFHudVFauBxkVoBF+dSv1YJrZWXzhCC:pt8i2v0FhLvPKHudNBZTdWgV

Entry address:
0x6869

Entry point:
E8, 67, 5F, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, FF, 35, 84, E2, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 60, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D9, 53, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, FC, 2E, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, C1, 2E, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B...
 
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Code size:
81.5 KB (83,456 bytes)

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