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PCRegistryShieldSetup.exe

PC Registry Shield

ShieldApps

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 pcregistryshield.com.
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:
2.5.5

MD5:
601ce069c87d8fc0388f3295eda33d9d

SHA-1:
66d3fd28fd4c73fb501f8e220c1de2f1d42ac15f

SHA-256:
4d527c73ec0a9782f8ba3f49689d7f3af3d5a731a0fd2bd85de3676b34c15a33

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/16/2024 7:50:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.V
14.7.3.2

File size:
5.5 MB (5,728,672 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.5

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014 ShieldApps

Original file name:
PCRegistryShieldSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ShieldApps

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/21/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/21/2017 12:59:59 AM

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

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

Serial number:
00BF7B1D88A75BC0648B334EC9478005E3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/21/2014 10:03:40 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:s2BxX/sFFsoWHKeivekl35uAA33FUuEMrn5gLviK9qgYnuI8AFH+I5gnIOQAwbDa:sWPyeC5uoIr5waK99YnSAFfWIrByh6o

Entry address:
0xC4C6B

Entry point:
E8, 42, CC, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 8B, F0, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 1E, E8, 5E, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 89, 30, E8, C6, D5, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, C2, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 0C, 77, 1E, E8, 3A, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 89, 30, E8, A2, D5, 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, 0B, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 22, EB, CF, 8B, 45, 10, 83, C0, FE, 83, F8, 22, 77...
 
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Entropy:
7.7658  (probably packed)

Code size:
1004 KB (1,028,096 bytes)

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

http://pcregistryshield.com/dwon

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