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optproguard.exe

Optimizer Pro Performance Monitor

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 optproguard.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)

Product:
Optimizer Pro Performance Monitor

Version:
3.2.0.0

MD5:
ac455761d3ec5d95df82cfd6ca289d47

SHA-1:
e2b8fba56c7988574b612ca2c9830c655c700d1c

SHA-256:
1cca9e7dd7267792b8d12172c646310381d03d63ae3e76c42e0ad104e970fb76

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
11/4/2024 5:16:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities (M)
16.12.19.23

File size:
842.6 KB (862,776 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.0.0

Copyright:
2014 ® PC Utilities Software Limited

Trademarks:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Original file name:
OptProGuard

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\optimizer pro 3.38\optproguard.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/28/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/29/2015 8:59:59 PM

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:
44E2576B707881CA345E8A3219EDDEBE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA40E4

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 04, 3E, 4A, 00, E8, 5C, 29, F6, FF, 68, 64, 41, 4A, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 01, 00, 1F, 00, E8, 87, 2D, F6, FF, 85, C0, 75, 56, 68, 64, 41, 4A, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 65, 2B, F6, FF, A1, 6C, A1, 4A, 00, 8B, 00, E8, E1, 1F, FB, FF, 8B, 0D, C0, A2, 4A, 00, A1, 6C, A1, 4A, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, 8C, 33, 4A, 00, E8, E1, 1F, FB, FF, 8B, 0D, 00, A3, 4A, 00, A1, 6C, A1, 4A, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, AC, 1D, 4A, 00, E8, C9, 1F, FB, FF, A1, 6C, A1, 4A, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 3D, 20, FB, FF, E8, 8C, 02, F6, FF...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
652.5 KB (668,160 bytes)

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