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PCSetup.exe

PC Cleaner Inc.

The application PCSetup.exe by PC Cleaner 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 pc-cleaners.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
PC Cleaners  (signed by PC Cleaner Inc.)

Product:
PC Cleaners

Description:
PC Cleaner Pro

Version:
10.0.0.0

MD5:
be5a3e5944e8293037c71fab0aac150f

SHA-1:
a9c57d2296be2fa94855e62027b955706a1dbfd3

SHA-256:
a27442486a0a693c0bd9820ade312011d3b2083ebbc204520c06304cb94a1816

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 11:58:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCCleaner.Installer.Meta (L)
16.6.10.14

File size:
4.7 MB (4,911,888 bytes)

Product version:
10.0.0.0

Copyright:
(c)2014 PC Cleaners Inc. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
PCSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Cleaner Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/21/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/22/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PC Cleaner Inc., O=PC Cleaner Inc., STREET=220 NEWPORT CENTER DR STE 197, L=NEWPORT BEACH, S=CA, PostalCode=92660, C=US

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

Serial number:
27B22A2433B1F12C56CE9E20AEB5C183

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/24/2014 11:40:24 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:4DY+bXHk1gq359vQymks/yEshUGfBTiKyyB2abh2MeSq:Z2Xkr3r9s/3shUGpeKyn870

Entry address:
0x478D2A0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 6E, 04, 8D, BE, 00, B0, D1, FB, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9215

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
4.7 MB (4,882,432 bytes)

The file PCSetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://pc-cleaners.com/app3_eng.exe

http://pchelper.nwpc.safecart.com/.../download?Date6413

http://pchelper.nwpc.revenuewire.net/.../download?Date6413

http://pcsupertune.com/.../

http://pc-cleaners.com/PC_Cleaner_Pro_Installer_a3.exe

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