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PCActivator.exe

PCActivator

AB eCommerce Inc

The application PCActivator.exe by AB eCommerce Inc 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 runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
AB eCommerce Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
PCActivator

Version:
1.6.0.6

MD5:
6fbcb7effd1c60c1d9694ac4ff4da1e8

SHA-1:
e84554f81530389d9a92e173cd6e654d490c4b0c

SHA-256:
1baa60d181ff239a53ae529b85bff9ef9a7a1317399c83084ce6ac2b793ab071

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 5:06:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCActivator.Optional (L)
16.8.15.11

File size:
2.2 MB (2,279,792 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.0.6

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 AB eCommerce All rights reserved.

Original file name:
PCActivator.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pcactivator\pcactivator.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AB eCommerce Inc

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/7/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/7/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AB eCommerce Inc, OU=AB eCommerce Inc, O=AB eCommerce Inc, STREET=12127 rue James Morrice, L=Montreal, S=Outside United States, PostalCode=h3m 2h2, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00B45D3F97C6E38CDA4214D5A1C8638FA0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/8/2016 6:19:10 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:y6dGlZJoDFCXb4oMKOroEFQd6sTgBNRHA:crJoDFc4oLNgBjg

Entry address:
0x22B7DA

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 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, 02, 00, 00, 00, 87, 00, 00, 00, 1C, B8, 22, 00, 1C, 9A, 22, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 84, D4, 97, 5F, C5, C6, BD, 4D, 87, 5E, 16, 0D, 0A, E4, C5, 95, 01, 00, 00, 00, 5A, 3A, 5C, 42, 32, 5C, 52, 5C, 74, 65, 6D, 70, 50, 63, 61, 42, 75, 69, 6C, 64, 2D, 32, 30, 31, 36, 30, 38, 30, 38, 30, 39, 31, 36, 34, 35, 5C, 53, 6F...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
2.2 MB (2,267,648 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
PCActivator.Autostart

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
Starts when user logs on.


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-83-46-0.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.83.46.0:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-213-234-16.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.213.234.16:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-36-249.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.36.249:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-133-90.iad53.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.133.90:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-151.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.151:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-139.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.139:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-138.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.138:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-187-144.cdg51.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.187.144:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-77.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.77:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-198.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.198:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-122-91.dfw50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.122.91:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-122-241.dfw50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.122.241:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-123-41.dfw50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.123.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-123-220.dfw50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.123.220:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-123-191.dfw50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.123.191:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-221-245.cdg50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.221.245:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-221-10.cdg50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.221.10:80)

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