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PC Privacy Shield

ShieldApps

The application pcprivacyshield.exe, “This installer database contains the logic and data required to install PC Privacy Shield.” by ShieldApps has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from pcprivacyshield.com.
Publisher:
Shield Apps  (signed by ShieldApps)

Product:
PC Privacy Shield

Description:
This installer database contains the logic and data required to install PC Privacy Shield.

Version:
2.1.0

MD5:
475d0c77f19115725264608ca3812d38

SHA-1:
4ebde14a08c20a4b415bc1351a9b1e27b8a4a98f

SHA-256:
bece80984338bf0365409b96078c95c7a9a7aaa734e6b2530bc1cb6fe6497d77

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/16/2024 7:28:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.P
14.6.24.19

File size:
4.4 MB (4,612,472 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) PC Privacy Shield

Original file name:
PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ShieldApps

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/16/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/17/2014 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ShieldApps, O=ShieldApps, STREET="5042 WILSHIRE BLVD #18607", L=Los Angeles, S=California, PostalCode=90036, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
632B7D136E516FB1DB7B7D0D2831E18B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/4/2013 7:41:15 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:viUAz/423/F89Qb5UO7EcbxhhIx+5CHGf018Q5n9qFV:viM2tN5UMlbxTr4P9yV

Entry address:
0xB01B9

Entry point:
E8, A8, C9, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 8B, F0, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 1E, E8, 00, 48, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 89, 30, E8, CB, EB, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, C2, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 0C, 77, 1E, E8, DC, 47, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 89, 30, E8, A7, EB, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, 9D, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 39, 5D, 14, 66, 89, 06, 0F, 95, C0, 40, 39, 45, 0C, 77, 09, E8, AD, 47, 00, 00, 6A, 22, EB, CF, 8B, 45, 10, 83, C0, FE, 83, F8, 22, 77...
 
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Entropy:
7.6913

Code size:
910.5 KB (932,352 bytes)

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

http://pcprivacyshield.com/down

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