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optprostart.exe

Optimizer Pro Launcher

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 optprostart.exe by PC Utilities Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. While running, it connects to the Internet address st-sh-nl-dc1-001.s.dss.vg on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

Product:
Optimizer Pro Launcher

Version:
3.0.0.0

MD5:
9da3f1893138ab1ae29d8c829d964491

SHA-1:
86014b3fe5a8abcdf91859c4b2d1d106c0e244eb

SHA-256:
d494cb04c4c82e7780654e906cba84743f61704990ae6aa502a7368669625b75

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 5:38:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3491

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimizerPro
v2014.04.27.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCUtilities.L
14.8.8.3

File size:
642 KB (657,368 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.0

Copyright:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Trademarks:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Original file name:
OptProStart

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\optimizer pro\optprostart.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
4/5/2013 11:29:35 AM

Valid to:
4/3/2015 7:23:14 AM

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

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B239BABC97410

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:MspQEU+j/rE/dFazekyF2BNJSGn0NMGvIYLurVnay+SaECo1+00nVnKM2IgJiaLa:UEnI/d7kyFg1oIZL+r6+LKt75IR

Entry address:
0x702BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, B9, 07, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 49, 75, F9, 51, B8, A4, FF, 46, 00, E8, 12, 64, F9, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 5F, 05, 47, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 8D, 55, EC, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, E8, 2B, 2B, F9, FF, 8B, 45, EC, BA, 74, 05, 47, 00, E8, AE, 45, F9, FF, 75, 0A, E8, 9B, FA, FF, FF, E9, 3A, 02, 00, 00, 68, 80, 05, 47, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 01, 00, 1F, 00, E8, CD, 67, F9, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 85, 21, 02, 00, 00, 68, 80, 05, 47, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, E8, D7, 65, F9, FF, 8D, 55, E4, 33, C0, E8, E1, 2A, F9, FF, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.4205

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
446 KB (456,704 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to st-sh-nl-dc1-001.s.dss.vg  (208.91.197.27:80)

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