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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 webtools.avanquest.com.
Publisher:
SoftCity

Product:
PC Speed Maximizer

Version:
4.0

MD5:
919338ab077068552556cf88658ecaa1

SHA-1:
e648afccf9a78139864415262de7980619384973

SHA-256:
23058c34d362f6f4b869cc000ae5c3a074b4add2b28ff92624f8c23672c34728

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:26:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCSpeed.Optional (L)
16.8.5.18

File size:
2.5 MB (2,657,648 bytes)

Product version:
4.0

Copyright:
SoftCity

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:M2MEV9P0DkzJ6qD1mcVxF+MQjaHetzX3YASEDM0yyta:hMEVwkzP5pVptetzX3Dn2

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_ML_PP_MRM_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=PLY&mrmid=fPq6ky1dPjKR9t7a--xnDUou9rjMzLhxtsrOo6X1If4T1G0JEFSkgr4jGPe7a7hVQWHBN_R0haXFpqbf--Vmy449M_SlEDhSyOxZXpUawcrbnprNb2m6YlgHGLQoNvJH4t0MRi1yUbAK4jnAN6a-LgC6sTeFAw3hVWyxYCeDIaApeeN_c3CzHohANaADcdfK_1c_-ZxUr-OQcwUs_CjBlPFRlPm2fERu6vxHJ6hH6_-n17y1EeHuYWBsCcE6iZtn25a80r3xGWxzeFQxtqwt4t6oGS_j3EHJTU2UerY0i4CmnfYWgR4-F9fVdyoNlistYgTYnx0FYNXFkzhrRhCi_Y24SF_Nx_UY_dYpmC_k_PhD0mja3nGWefLZjGZ4TDzJmXlZUEZw4fxr8uE14IN8mBEhQHIhD8q3miIrCsd_BT3pEA&clickid=&filter=36151202&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

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