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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 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore monetization download manager to download additional third party applications that may be unwanted by the user. 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:
7affa0f214be6358fc1bdec115b9357f

SHA-1:
fc3872f1a7aef7d4a65b433199efd4b5b06a8b56

SHA-256:
4b8a2358f116fe93330a6ae7fdbb655654c9abcd38d823b7c0a9c32779dd5da6

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:53:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Potentially harmful program PCSB.A
2016.0.2961

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PCSpeedBoost
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.197.15042

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.BoostSoftware.Installer.Meta
15.10.9.14

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Riskware.PCHealthBoost
3.12.26.3

File size:
2.8 MB (2,902,272 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.1.11

Copyright:
Copyright BoostSoftware Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Boost Software Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/13/2013 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2016 4:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 3:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:e9DazsIBrCGilUfNBI64u7cN5Jjdkq/phI5jyBKAzjaM8iQRn/W+Sk3W8F3c:4DaQ2rCGiluNBV2N5J5HbkBSjaM8TnFq

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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Entropy:
7.9846

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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