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PCRegistryShieldSetup.exe

PC Registry Shield

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The application PCRegistryShieldSetup.exe, “This installer database contains the logic and data required to install PC Registry 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 setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from s3.amazonaws.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
ShieldApps  (signed and verified)

Product:
PC Registry Shield

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

Version:
2.4.7

MD5:
4a72da0709e070e69e91b947610398a9

SHA-1:
5368a82ff08022404099eab00b824cd90dd96eed

SHA-256:
9bb8525000cae8a9f7a67a57910498802f9128689e84c190315cab184f466346

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 3:34:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.V
14.5.14.6

File size:
5.1 MB (5,350,912 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014 ShieldApps

Original file name:
PCRegistryShieldSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ShieldApps

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/17/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/18/2014 6:59:59 AM

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:
12/10/2013 5:33:54 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:+5g35mquhnBveke55pjwSgqIc2L4roDpVBi9Z3VjryZwecClJ:h67ep5pMqx2t9qzwr

Entry address:
0xB83CA

Entry point:
E8, D9, C9, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8D, 45, 14, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 7F, FB, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, E8, 26, 0C, 00, 00, 8B, 48, 6C, 3B, 0D, B8, A0, 52, 00, 74, 10, 8B, 0D, D0, 9F, 52, 00, 85, 48, 70, 75, 05, E8, 12, 17, 00, 00, A1, B8, 93, 52, 00, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 16, 8A, 0A, 83, C2, 01, 32, CB, 74, 72, 83, E8, 01, 74, 32, F7...
 
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Entropy:
7.7576  (probably packed)

Code size:
946.5 KB (969,216 bytes)

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

https://s3.amazonaws.com/.../PCRegistryShieldSetup.exe

http://pcregistryshield.com/dwon

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