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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.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1fb08a1e64df64f83e15652d579803d3

SHA-1:
227f4d6f1136b569294547ed2c671933ff6b5665

SHA-256:
5e4b799a4f5a69e61736eea3cd968df230a73857ff08efa59c360cf7def344fa

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 5:18:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities
16.10.26.7

File size:
5.7 MB (5,952,088 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Serbio (latino, Serbia)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\opencandy\2386f64b80a846a2be9f57046bcdcd21\optimizerpro.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
7/30/2014 11:52:56 AM

Valid to:
7/30/2015 11:52:56 AM

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:
4B3960B372FA9B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/21/2014 6:04:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:dL+wWs7EMO5L6LeyN4mB7ksBDfkPfurxqftiHaSWHD+JiQ0NSHtj5zB:pfE15eiyNqcDAfhVR+JifYtdF

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, F7, 2E, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, BC, 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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