pcsp.exe

PC Speedup-Pro

PC Speedup Pro

The application pcsp.exe by PC Speedup Pro has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program PC Speedup-Pro by PCSpeedupPro.net. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn-178-79-196-254.pmo.llnw.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
pcspeeduppro.net  (signed by PC Speedup Pro)

Product:
PC Speedup-Pro

Description:
PCSpeedupPro

Version:
1.0.0.4684

MD5:
13f11713a05c5dff91b008f6bef13b88

SHA-1:
ab044d1cac8f42da4176fa51471f0e734ba0a97f

SHA-256:
9d70d33eb5201b869e6e893f09483050655cdf62fc2d5d21e8c75f4232048055

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 10:47:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCSeepdupPro.PCSpeedu.Meta (L)
16.7.7.22

File size:
1.8 MB (1,890,480 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.4684

Copyright:
Copyright © pcspeeduppro.com 2015

Original file name:
pcsp.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pc speedup-pro\pcsp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/18/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/18/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PC Speedup Pro, OU=PC Speedup Pro, O=PC Speedup Pro, STREET="104,SURIYA NAGAR MURLIPURA", L=Jaipur, S=Rajasthan, PostalCode=302039, C=IN

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

Serial number:
00C5061427713FFD711E8F8302D7B03953

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/24/2015 8:20:55 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UIkRBk4vKusdSz5fjfSfcWfVQAd/GFOOzcDhY3FctlUgWwFjF:U5Rm3dSx1+OzcDOSkgWwFR

Entry address:
0x1A5112

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.1726

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,716,736 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
PC Speedup-Pro_Logon

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file pcsp.exe has been discovered within the following program.

PC Speedup-Pro  by PCSpeedupPro.net
www.pcspeeduppro.net
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to https-178-79-238-128.mrs.llnw.net  (178.79.238.128:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to https-69-28-164-128.dal.llnw.net  (69.28.164.128:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to https-69-28-164-0.dal.llnw.net  (69.28.164.0:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdn-178-79-196-254.pmo.llnw.net  (178.79.196.254:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 67-219-149-66  (67.219.149.66:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdn-68-142-118-254.atl1.llnw.net  (68.142.118.254:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdn-178-79-198-253.tlv.llnw.net  (178.79.198.253:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to https-178-79-238-0.mrs.llnw.net  (178.79.238.0:80)

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