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 8 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.softservers.net.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9a1fc8d6b861cbdae420eaabb3951551

SHA-1:
8eac14127288603d5e43c99d8cf1db1c44a94caf

SHA-256:
5ea0e49563941270166514a8f8000149d07bfcd81dfef1e1b03a71a444d87d42

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 4:31:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3365

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC
4.0.3.1491

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SpeedingUpMyPC.N application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimizerPro
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SpeedingUpMyPC
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCUtilities.M
14.9.1.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

File size:
5.7 MB (5,955,576 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Serbian (Latin, Serbia)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\rheng\14e47f1806b14f5faeceb4a39bf03ac9\optimizerpro.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/30/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/31/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PC Utilities Software Limited, OU=IT Department, O=PC Utilities Software Limited, STREET=78 York Street, L=London, S=England, PostalCode=W1H 1DP, C=GB

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

Serial number:
00CF20EDFB9E9D56F429A44E79C3465805

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/21/2014 12:04:40 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:0L+wWs7EMO5L6LeyN4mB7ksBDfkPfurxqftiHaSWHD+JiQ0NSHtj5za:YfE15eiyNqcDAfhVR+JifYtdG

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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Entropy:
7.9797  (probably packed)

Code size:
81.5 KB (83,456 bytes)

The file optimizerpro.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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