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PCAcceleratePro & Instant support

DisplayTime Software Inc

The application pcinst.exe by DisplayTime Software 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. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.pcaccel.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Installer Technology  (signed by DisplayTime Software Inc)

Product:
PCAcceleratePro & Instant support

Version:
1.0.20.4

MD5:
85d69b0ce5438e523576b46a9611c647

SHA-1:
db8f39bd0fe97b06a4464e125a93c78ec9aad314

SHA-256:
4dfbec70cc5429e1b13748e370011cd455ac03732829b84ccbc5d5289d183d97

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 4:21:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallerTech.Optimizer.Meta (L)
16.7.5.22

File size:
9.4 MB (9,872,224 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.20.4

Copyright:
Copyright Installer Technology 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pcapdownloader\pcinst.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DisplayTime Software Inc

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/27/2016 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/28/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DisplayTime Software Inc, O=DisplayTime Software Inc, L=Dover, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
1BBEAB209FA68C286356DE2B8960F278

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/21/2009 2:46:29 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:5eg7wyRolMQmccw1z+Mf9o2kiGWRHvjBEKWTpm46+SWs8d6SeJ:5kyR4MvGzfF0ipRHvanli+S0QSy

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, ED, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9997

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file pcinst.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://download.pcaccel.com/getfile.php?f=pcinst&aff=102

http://download.pcaccel.com/getfile.php?f=pcinst&aff=1023

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