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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 8 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.
Publisher:
Avanquest Software   (signed by Emme)

Product:
PC Speed Maximizer

Version:
4.1

MD5:
ec42f290c36a96bc98f6171145013850

SHA-1:
c9164c0268bdea6e16eddb79eb44fd40a08f54de

SHA-256:
be5d1796975810c12346a4fdfddd74cb2b9339701a3ccfcbaac1792106ff7d8a

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 5:21:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2850

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC
4.0.3.16129

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SpeedingUpMyPC (variant)
10.11746

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PCSpeedMaximizer.A
v2016.01.29.03

McAfee
Artemis!A17EFE08C0CF
5600.6506

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCSpeedOptimizer.Optional.Installer.Meta (L)
16.1.29.3

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0524
7.2.29

File size:
2.1 MB (2,226,832 bytes)

Product version:
4.1

Copyright:
Avanquest Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Swedish (Sweden)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Emme

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/13/2014 4:23:01 PM

Valid to:
10/13/2015 4:23:01 PM

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:e2lcL93YT5H0r3/4fdjBI1Y7aqYXy0cFhBbtqXSBChQDHtB:HlcC5Ur3cNgCTr+sC+

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 URL.

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_NO_PP_MRM_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=PLYS&mrmid=Y5qK49cZ8xKdNycrbVscJQiWkcshHNS-h4epDEGosx40FMmURozD7QoWl0gqcxu9EZ6zyCPX5FxPxNGnl7fYjrrKnlXrrHnxbUm8Te-afdz0OIRAiPU85ZDBcQ1gDqGgQ5Qu3veh7mXQjTR2uqOypv34kSR63Iui08qpEgzaJvEW4fixOU9rjG5yxmK3VO3bfvV0Iz11KWg0pbnZQajw-d1YuGK9W9NWLctRdOOu4EDuAS1x_B5-tQ7jWwaYSt29AZZbh3ih8kHd3C50Ad4lEMyNYsmNAs66oZD8CRhirlsoMU4BlelT9raudRMIwLH3KeYs5zgPAkzKwWIkCoXHeOrOuvPBGa7R6mp-66hO6oaGAuINI5spKGyTIMscXBZ63jnWyK53ZNliUthUxXlzdNoAP1rCqzk2g3oOMbA6SViTdVRuTSRhDsgELJ188-SGE_vc9k1otK-eNWT7qxVq&mtmid=&clickid=&filter=37423330&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/Utilities/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

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