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optprosmartscan.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 optprosmartscan.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:
7416be7c646ae618c7ea174a8bf2973f

SHA-1:
73ac7d60455650318a7a5a8b2136febd8b381a7e

SHA-256:
66e11665a42aaae2edbdcb853f4b145531a400ec5ca5667c10e6d36541154938

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 3:43:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities (M)
17.3.12.16

File size:
1.5 MB (1,541,160 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\optimizer pro 3.90\optprosmartscan.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/21/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/22/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PC Utilities Software Limited, O=PC Utilities Software Limited, STREET=78 York Street, L=London, 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:
00F10854548D47F74C920D7091D9057D6E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x5053C

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, C4, 78, FF, FF, FF, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 85, 78, FF, FF, FF, 89, 85, 7C, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, 80, 89, 45, 84, 89, 45, 88, 89, 45, 8C, 89, 45, 90, 89, 45, EC, B8, 84, 03, 45, 00, E8, F6, 5C, FB, FF, 8B, 3D, FC, 1E, 45, 00, 33, C0, 55, 68, D3, 0A, 45, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 68, E4, 0A, 45, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 01, 00, 1F, 00, E8, 89, 60, FB, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 85, 0E, 05, 00, 00, 68, E4, 0A, 45, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, E8, D3, 5E, FB, FF, 8B, 17, B9, FC, 0A, 45, 00, B8, 01, 00, 00, 80, E8, 46, FC...
 
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Entropy:
2.4125

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
319 KB (326,656 bytes)

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