pcspeedmaximizer.exe

PC Speed Maximizer

SoftCity

The application pcspeedmaximizer.exe 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, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from RevenueWire's affiliate distribution platform zty.bluesquad.revenuewire.net.
Publisher:
SoftCity

Product:
PC Speed Maximizer

Version:
3.2

MD5:
895e175858d296b315a81e21a1fc2086

SHA-1:
ae8fcebde3ebd4f2695266ae94f7d696697e6cf2

SHA-256:
148d89b8955a1c22c9e55044c9c5234010eff8f50beca4eebe0ac476fef3f35b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 12:48:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCSpeed.Optional (L)
16.8.9.20

File size:
2.7 MB (2,845,872 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

Copyright:
SoftCity

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 10:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:72R69K0cRlR1SKQzlOYiGmBeVLqQxj0jyk0Xm1+ljVRGttSnlguMexPti:SRkK0cRHQxOYEoVLoOq1oXWth

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)

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