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pcspeedmaximizer.exe

PC Speed Maximizer

Emme

The application pcspeedmaximizer.exe by Emme has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from webtools.avanquest.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Avanquest Software   (signed by Emme)

Product:
PC Speed Maximizer

Version:
4.1

MD5:
a17efe08c0cfcc1b0f02b48daa94b33b

SHA-1:
20e5b8c8532910103491267af16d90ad0251346b

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 6:22:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3087

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC
4.0.3.1565

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SpeedingUpMyPC (variant)
9.11740

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PCSpeedMaximizer.A
v2015.06.05.11

McAfee
Artemis!A17EFE08C0CF
5600.6743

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0523
7.2.156

File size:
1.7 MB (1,762,152 bytes)

Product version:
4.1

Copyright:
Avanquest Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\pcspeedmaximizer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Emme

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/13/2014 11:23:01 AM

Valid to:
10/13/2015 11:23:01 AM

Subject:
CN=Emme, O=Emme, L=La Garenne Colombes, C=FR

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27726B06AA5124

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:522cL93YT5H0r3/4fdjBI1Y7aqYXy0cFlPVtE:s2cC5Ur3cNgCTVQ

Entry address:
0x9B24

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, A2, 95, FF, FF, E8, A9, A7, FF, FF, E8, D4, C9, FF, FF, E8, 1B, CA, FF, FF, E8, 0E, F3, FF, FF, E8, 75, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, DB, A1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, A4, A1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 02, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 04, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E4, CD, 40, 00, E8, 53, 96, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E4, CD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file pcspeedmaximizer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_ES_PP_MRM_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=PLYS&mrmid=-OiR5DR2en7zkY04tefBCyV5rHPpIpPdXDpcDKx4aOI-UvQISjqmI0Pfe_jzon2MAUOfrW2b4PY-5WIjpQ615Dxm2t6n1_nFzWzyBcFGaMhrSFqN1aREvukgxHyBoJan_bPJ92Tcttl8A37SaRucoFAPwzHToXi_-F602nQEHcoUvJLsoNoYtSGbaoeWhqXSSu__Ylk3j5OBWO_BaWrInYoHKoFdFnDww8Kf_UDLXkcnRjCUqK0PH-e3ivklez-R_AiKvsQY-XHBkT5B37TK_LP-hOAh9SGJdXXqUWkGE07ZD2-RQweohF9Mp2ULWX0DRIS2KUZpPYLIVX6O0UQsrKZbY_sI5ITab370h1bx_EDr_ZICoJvwS35Y4F5dkhMyBAJLdj0rXdxI_2t3wqqVOjvHsioAe5jc7k1I4p8pB4LOrj6szOyX&mtmid=&clickid=&filter=38491251&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/Utilities/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_ES_PP_MAV_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=MAVS&mrmid=&mtmid=&clickid=tLpGjzXbm71Rh6_V7QGiqjYPY0D6WxKlPEVKGYavxm-fn8uPGROTGmH-RfgNYa96xMS_kLscMd2ynJDzNR_HSytFXWS3SbDFFnnDo4UT0repgtdJ-XfXVh7xuoLCf1t2MqdPvsbNwZxR-qZqKKAj8dRlol17Xo-21vWUCPw-7EyK_wYgb0SPuc48fF09FY4Wtmvs1TajIi-3m53UznL4iIzov29enovxS9fbSveOJMFcGDIwaQ2Zb9Z_sEeA97b-D2cPbhHuZuuIe9Y90YBWd5E29uvrqsGzNBXBLgBVcE2jO4MuDMilgsH1yFj470fSg6GF1q_FmfY1Zas7W_by9EIBRboPqhOlhHn6LnD4hmduN56oYPA_5XHpEVSuYkxh8IaGBO0yjMmkPq2Fk0aUShsWCz1geOnWmt8nxYSEYxae5U61mTVK&filter=&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/Utilities/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_ES_PP_MRM_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=PLYS&mrmid=tTWT0MaMK15A5O5gRsz9JBDhDw-uRGMX7uV470OZ42JhVlydc0onSxOxSwb8vv5-zldaHnojVmn5VizQo2JihFzhdAIiWpnlbCDuSYm7C24G_2pDAl9IUMCs4wae7oFYijN-wngtulCNg6MM7BV1_1l5YfqNL0YocmL4Ul5qunlLY8oBYpSjr3n9tMlU-LkN5XcFHsqNQFS06pL4Qm_YwiG4Kv94toUfpyBhK9QEwn73-URl69kpfDUg_FkkBY9-F0ljWfekZfdiZmu21Wfu-qWANWmCv8_njsk9Qb3LHAy41Wm5IAEO2uSeKusRyqP7cQO1phJgaaZNnFZiZkxX9wUd9DHr2BwUEOCKqgKcf_ruOXALBNdTAGCXQT4bsI9iUyKgu5Iwj0RCpzAE9WMXwuR7TWwceW60uAC_rSsh-1IR9ks0ogLFjD9got5HUcXyPJB-xxcogcdALeY&mtmid=&clickid=&filter=38781249&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/Utilities/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_ES_PP_MRM_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=PLYS&mrmid=eQQRZSofB8YH_f6PrtLZCEXkVTDx-WrRT62BUgGTjJqBuzWayFv87w3MfCB3_8VROlHA93vhfojF_3p-0OthbButwYJJqfchAtOlxrnatdCO_T42C7C23X55XVn5341Y5FZzg5xn7b-VuGv3rWnmzQUcUMA7ROHgdAQQ8Z10qrLNCUUxH9yL-4jrPirZSjIrBxMlH2yvCYB3UhodD_eFBLnugLfweHX7iSl45JLcWHVMJx2aqgs2EJM2QohjKiAVPhdXhKaN-mRGQEl2wgc5YCpzCXKUb5fGzuPXzgpXf_TQcUYp1zcgkE1lBQT3cHZ4atmwHaNedPivZ_j7e_29vfrCWePrNtqPi9PZVBO5ybKCY2k5_-GQfLtIIBIS7NN1-wOSalQutqZueVQJOgOds7Mnct8fyRNDGyhokOR2L01kVNVT&mtmid=&clickid=&filter=51171832&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/Utilities/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

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