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pcs.exe

PC Speed Maximizer

Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

The application pcs.exe, “Fix PC problems and optimize performance ” by Smart PC Solutions has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from i.downloadsok.com.
Publisher:
Smart PC Solutions   (signed by Smart PC Solutions, Inc.)

Product:
PC Speed Maximizer

Description:
Fix PC problems and optimize performance

Version:
3.1

MD5:
8e6b0554da20e359151aa9e5daa09234

SHA-1:
a2a030441844e4653fb5df1378177b03b3f9c055

SHA-256:
e2fbacf56888d8ff2e92e8ee1baeec325532cd4d710322beebd5f14bbbc184b5

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 6:24:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
PCCleaner.B
2015.0.3390

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
16335

ESET NOD32
Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC (variant)
8.8384

McAfee
Artemis!8E6B0554DA20
5600.7046

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.SmartPCSolutions.D
14.8.6.18

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0130
7.2.218

File size:
3.5 MB (3,639,040 bytes)

Product version:
3.1

Copyright:
Smart PC Solutions

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\pcs.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/4/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", L=Alexandria, S=Virginia, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
502E76B6ACDCDE4F3336BF9286946063

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:h2xDihE54j/Bm9S8FydYVxTDGwNUm6dS4ZMNVI1Q02+gFpXshpwvern/eSrRwyM2:kVz4jQdFyu5DGsWco1Werd1wyv3

Entry address:
0x9B24

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, A2, 95, FF, FF, E8, A9, A7, FF, FF, E8, D4, C9, FF, FF, E8, 1B, CA, FF, FF, E8, 0E, F3, FF, FF, E8, 75, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, DB, A1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, A4, A1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 02, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 04, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E4, CD, 40, 00, E8, 53, 96, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E4, CD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9979

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

https://i.downloadsok.com/pcs.exe

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