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Optimizer Pro 3.2

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, “Optimizer PRO – Clean up your PC ” 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.skilledservers.net.
Publisher:
PCUtilities Software Limited   (signed by PC Utilities Software Limited)

Product:
Optimizer Pro 3.2

Description:
Optimizer PRO – Clean up your PC

Version:
3.3.1.7

MD5:
952c93bc1d7af7e2fb4392fbf86ee093

SHA-1:
aba852e84dfce1603120a566902a85c12c8f2393

SHA-256:
28de3b93803f2df8aa3358273a7d36ab05c29687764dc81d8863ea6c2ff1d3cd

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
12/23/2024 10:50:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities (M)
17.2.17.21

File size:
4.2 MB (4,404,584 bytes)

Product version:
3.3.1.7

Copyright:
PCUtilities Software Limited

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\optimizerpro.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/23/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
12/24/2015 5:29:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
64CF3882C80993A7C8405784254E3F0F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/4/2013 11:54:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9936

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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

http://dl.skilledservers.net/111001758/9224/.../OptimizerPro.exe

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