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pcspeedboost-setupi.exe

PCSpeedBoost-Setup

Boost Software Inc

The application pcspeedboost-setupi.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 www.pcspeedboost.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
BoostSoftware Inc.   (signed by Boost Software Inc)

Product:
PCSpeedBoost-Setup

Description:
PCSpeedBoost Stub Installer KEN2-V

Version:
2.1.1.11

MD5:
adf7f0b324962062179b5947fd9ca7f6

SHA-1:
261141fbb2fd0bc5d0f3e39a3fc39d7b2a9decb3

SHA-256:
fc45dfc3899f1cf6a3f9335ae70f33b8637e012ebc67783fa7cd94a6bcec650c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/7/2024 7:47:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer
15.2.20.6

File size:
2.8 MB (2,902,264 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-setupi.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Boost Software Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/13/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2016 7:59:59 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 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:G9DazsIBrCGilUfNBI64u7cN5Jjdkq/phI5jyBKAzjaM8iQRn/W+Sk3W8F3c+:QDaQ2rCGiluNBV2N5J5HbkBSjaM8TnFT

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-setupi.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.pcspeedboost.com/download.php

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

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