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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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5f203ca72777ca4e26e92c6971ed25f6

SHA-1:
af9ec20c011867f0e12efbd037de5feb85e04e9c

SHA-256:
370a83abc1ad8938d51fef9331ad5a472016ec0b46cab67cd1e57c71ea3667b4

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 4:47:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities (M)
16.9.30.17

File size:
7 MB (7,361,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/20/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/21/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PC Utilities Software Limited, 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:
00950E57C386D6B1EDADD9385C821B8BC8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/16/2014 3:54:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:2qaZu/kp9CDrFh/IR9CX/K3WDOThMfQ1IM0Ub4bjNl2+yGqfiC7g7Mx/WBrQl07b:BkK9hasX/jUmfMJYVlwGo7g7h/9R

Entry address:
0x3D74C

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, EC, A5, 43, 00, E8, 14, C4, FC, FF, E8, 03, 86, FC, FF, 8D, 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...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
240.5 KB (246,272 bytes)

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