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PCPerformerSetup.exe

Forty Seven Tech Software LLC

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application PCPerformerSetup.exe by Forty Seven Tech Software has been detected as adware 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 InstallBrain installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.appcoun.com.
Publisher:
PCPerformer  (signed by Forty Seven Tech Software LLC)

Product:
PCPerformer

Version:
14.4.7.19

MD5:
f941a775c575517821c847e33ccd7307

SHA-1:
dcabf7199e24752e74c9649a3845ffcf32b836c0

SHA-256:
be6dbf5ed17fae217a3e9757eee0f9baa10adf9892281b1efe2251f872fa0069

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.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 4:43:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Performersoft (M)
16.8.2.20

File size:
1.3 MB (1,351,360 bytes)

Product version:
14.4.7.19

Copyright:
Copyright 2014

Original file name:
PCPerformerSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pcperformersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Forty Seven Tech Software LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/18/2013 6:13:53 PM

Valid to:
12/18/2016 6:13:53 PM

Subject:
CN=Forty Seven Tech Software LLC, O=Forty Seven Tech Software LLC, L=Beaverton, S=Oregon, C=US

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:
27C178FAD33D6A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/7/2014 9:09:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:JMgOfJ27T3SWfAGmb7hjpmOLFQJekkLCttpVUFqD3yS4UnacWcdAqL0OAhS:2A7TCWfu49Je9LCttw4bZ4UndCqAOAc

Entry address:
0xF579

Entry point:
E8, 55, 4E, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, 94, FC, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, A0, 46, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, EA, 44, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, E3, 16, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3, EB, 03, 33, C0, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 94, FC, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 30, 42, 00, 8B, F8, 85, FF, 75, 26, 6A, 0C, 5E, 39, 05, 98, FC, 42, 00, 74, 0D, 53, E8, 79, 1B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, A9, EB, 07, E8, 71, 1D, 00, 00, 89, 30, E8, 6A, 1D, 00, 00, 89...
 
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Code size:
133 KB (136,192 bytes)

The file PCPerformerSetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.appcoun.com/.../$hMYnXplscAYlryor?cid=3887&tid=EI_l9153030e0p0v451271005s0c24759677_428029-9de4b9cf-1239898-16f864dc-67b36264_XdnlGkIUUwB9zXkBAAAAAO66cQAAAAAAAgAIAAYAAAAAAP8AAAACFnkYjQAAAAAAkJ99AAAAAAAGqosAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAnGBsAAAAAAAIAAwAAgD8AkCXPPkUBAAAAAAAAADhmMmM5NTZjLWJlYjctMTFlMy1iYTVmLTZmMzc3M2UyNzlhMwAAAAAAAAA=,eJwziU-Jyio0Sc.2cPEPC.eMKCsPDswNScmyMHR3dI0IiKz0cMkEAOLNDCE=&cert=fsts

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