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pcspeedboost-setup.exe

PCSpeedBoost-Setup

Boost Software Inc

The application pcspeedboost-setup.exe, “PCSpeedBoost Stub Installer KEN2-V ” by Boost Software Inc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloads.pcspeedboost.com.
Publisher:
BoostSoftware Inc.   (signed by Boost Software Inc)

Product:
PCSpeedBoost-Setup

Description:
PCSpeedBoost Stub Installer KEN2-V

Version:
2.1.1.11

MD5:
aef2977df475b8b3f951a12c3ba8d3bd

SHA-1:
c01e5a03596652888a78dfd31db4698ab584efd1

SHA-256:
3d661886f904b52427441edbbad70e74ba232df0ec12a1c78978a4fca026f3c2

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:47:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.6.30.7

File size:
2.8 MB (2,902,280 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.1.11

Copyright:
Copyright BoostSoftware Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pcspeedboost-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Boost Software Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/12/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/11/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Boost Software Inc, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Boost Software Inc, L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, 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:
747D07834340AFF7F43E2259B7F02CBC

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):
49152:29DazsIBrCGilUfNBI64u7cN5Jjdkq/phI5jyBKAzjaM8iQRn/W+Sk3W8F3cr:ADaQ2rCGiluNBV2N5J5HbkBSjaM8TnFm

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file pcspeedboost-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://downloads.pcspeedboost.com/v/k2/pcsb/.../home-download.php

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