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pcspeedmaximizer.exe

Useful Software

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application pcspeedmaximizer.exe by Useful Software has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.apps-for-free.net.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.6

MD5:
f78e6a26293d7b99f0c3cf1fe1ff9e22

SHA-1:
8500ec7300f7f9a91711e51e76ba4be93c61b1b1

SHA-256:
8f2b0da2ce12a15a2b7bceef348bb283f77ae66a39d5d05e32109ef763ec7e6a

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 3:36:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Usefus
2016.0.3037

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4150
9.0.1.0206

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
9.10123

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
7/25/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of fixcleanrepair.exe (Adware)
2015.8.27.13

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Verti
t3scan.1.6.1.0

McAfee
Artemis!D8C6F7035016
5600.6693

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Verti.UsefulSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.7.25.18

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0716
7.2.206

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
31414

File size:
340.9 KB (349,120 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Useful Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/13/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2014 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Useful Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Useful Software, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, 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:
7DB9B4E338BDCF4F909F675C098B0E76

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/22/2014 12:54:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:8Cilri4EyDkgx5Hf2+LXqruUG081E7LUzZAK/CqoA5p6v2qAPzBoL/xsTkKFW4xr:ArzXqruUGf2nUzZA+CqoA5p6v2qAPzBx

Entry address:
0x21F35

Entry point:
E8, 86, A5, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 38, AB, 44, 00, E8, 55, 2C, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, C6, 9E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 14, F7, 44, 00, BA, 10, F7, 44, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, A7, B4, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, 9E, B4, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E8, 44, 2C, 00, 00, C3, 8B, D0, EB, C5, 6A, 0E, E8, 92, 9D, 00, 00, 59, C3, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 04, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.5013

Code size:
211 KB (216,064 bytes)

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

http://inst.apps-for-free.net/dl/69/28909/947/.../

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