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PCPerformer.exe

PC Performer

Speed Software Inc

This is part of a Performersoft product, a 'PC optimzation' application that provides minimal benifits and may have been bundled by a third party installer. The application PCPerformer.exe by Speed Software Inc has been detected as adware 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:
PerformerSoft LLC  (signed by Speed Software Inc)

Product:
PC Performer

Version:
12,0,0,185

MD5:
a8b4fb7a4c1cec73151cb568b36d799b

SHA-1:
4ee9098dfe6c450bee5badd8336db1fad934a9bc

SHA-256:
e39e992b9822614a69a5bf98030089650d6016a67d23538c6edee6d9ed0b5b76

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 12:11:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.12.20.17

File size:
32.7 MB (34,313,840 bytes)

Product version:
12,0,0,185

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014 PerformerSoft LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Trademarks:
PC Performer is a trademark of Performersoft LLC.

Original file name:
PCPerformer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pc performer\pcperformer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Speed Software Inc

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
2/1/2014 1:04:49 AM

Valid to:
2/1/2017 1:04:49 AM

Subject:
CN=Speed Software Inc, O=Speed Software Inc, L=Beaverton, S=Oregon, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
280393C0146B62

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/12/2014 6:23:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x769FF0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, B9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 49, 75, F9, 51, 53, 56, 57, B8, F4, 46, B5, 00, E8, 7F, 60, 8A, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 65, A7, B6, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, B9, 80, A7, B6, 00, B2, 01, A1, 64, BF, 7D, 00, E8, AC, 20, C7, FF, 8B, 15, 7C, DB, B7, 00, 89, 02, 33, C0, 55, 68, 19, A7, B6, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, A1, 7C, DB, B7, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 2E, 21, C7, FF, 84, C0, 0F, 85, 86, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, A3, 50, 67, C8, 00, E8, DE, D0, 89, FF, 85, C0, 7E, 49, 89, 45, EC, C7, 05, 4C, 67, C8, 00, 01...
 
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Entropy:
5.9549

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.4 MB (7,774,720 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
PC Performer Logon Scan

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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