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pcspeedmaximizer_4.1_en.exe

PC Speed Maximizer

Emme

The application pcspeedmaximizer_4.1_en.exe by Emme 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloads.upclick.com.
Publisher:
Avanquest Software   (signed by Emme)

Product:
PC Speed Maximizer

Version:
4.1

MD5:
229880007fcd93d470f532e2218d5b84

SHA-1:
7c28857804a520c9ef7ad88368a157a54d4ad9b6

SHA-256:
f9cc83894c099414f58a3a833f64336e63b854fdbaadec2df846c8f17233acbe

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 5:41:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.PCSpeedOptimizer.Installer.Meta (L)
15.7.7.12

File size:
1.7 MB (1,773,528 bytes)

Product version:
4.1

Copyright:
Avanquest Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pcspeedmaximizer_4.1_en.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Emme

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/13/2014 3:23:01 PM

Valid to:
10/13/2015 3:23:01 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:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:J2PcL93YT5H0r3/4fdjBI1Y7aqYXy0cFJstn:cPcC5Ur3cNgCTi

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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Entropy:
7.9924

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file pcspeedmaximizer_4.1_en.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://downloads.upclick.com/download.aspx?id=1e3d0239-b1b9-433f-ac28-f3a90ca161bf&cmp=IRONS&key2=NL_CH_8.1_272&mkey1=AQ_ML_PPI_AFD_PCSM_SCANDI_4TP&mkey2=AQ_NL_PCSM_PPI&uid=1001994&wid=1531

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