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pcspeedmaximizer.exe

PC Speed Maximizer

Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

The application pcspeedmaximizer.exe by Smart PC Solutions 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 shop.avanquest.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Smart PC Solutions   (signed by Smart PC Solutions, Inc.)

Product:
PC Speed Maximizer

Version:
3.2

MD5:
22fde10b9fa868237e12edf4b449beeb

SHA-1:
23766fe1ccca3bd8b13910d3c7cdbab1cfc4245e

SHA-256:
a43f915fa6fdc51fdd01cfd1bf05270311e1ed014f2d430645be2cc17f129942

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 2:28:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18182

ESET NOD32
Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC (variant)
8.9732

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Foreign.CKLF!tr
5/16/2014

F-Prot
W32/PCSpeedMax.A
v6.4.7.1.166

McAfee
Artemis!22FDE10B9FA8
5600.7128

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.SmartPCSolutions.Q
14.5.16.12

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0412
7.2.136

File size:
3.3 MB (3,450,824 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

Copyright:
Smart PC Solutions

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pcspeedmaximizer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/4/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", L=Alexandria, S=Virginia, 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:
502E76B6ACDCDE4F3336BF9286946063

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:kWkR5KJ2Y1ptDZUBHZzunu9W+aLgFbR3II0aCSD:3S5KJ2if2pZzuKWpsSHajD

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 6 URLs.

https://shop.avanquest.com/.../download_link.php?type=master&id=05b4b13534f959941c45fd1ae9c3565717777787

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_FR_PP_AFD_PCSM_O&keyword=&campaignID=24439&gclid=326525095&filter=&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

http://dl.microapp.com/.../default.aspx?id=788345&uid=89982D6C-FFC3-1C19-08393590A1A05443&ok=1

http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_FR_PP_MTM_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=Untrack&mtmid=20uuzZ1neHebMm2F1HF9nD1ww6ew000.&filter=&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

http://webtools.mypcspeedmaximizer.fr/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_FR_PP_GO_CO_PCSM_CPA&keyword=&campaignID=PCSM_CO_DEMO_CPA_TXT_55-64&gclid={gclid},CLTauszp87wCFaFAMgodbW4ALw&filter=www.youtube.com&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

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