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pcspeedmaximizer_aq_uk.exe

PC Speed Maximizer

Emme

The application pcspeedmaximizer_aq_uk.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 cdn.soft-200.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Emme  (signed and verified)

Product:
PC Speed Maximizer

Version:
4.1

MD5:
c746f1c8a7e2bd6e59e4333ae439862b

SHA-1:
2df2cb10554b2099cf0add12a9b78549689feb8f

SHA-256:
02e83bf59da2302900db041e8b0b3c5eb7ee0437e36b3d314dab2f07f0e9bb9b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 7:35:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCSpeedOptimizer.Optional.Installer.Meta (L)
16.1.8.16

File size:
1.7 MB (1,738,160 bytes)

Product version:
4.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\w0k9065q\pcspeedmaximizer_aq_uk.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Emme

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/30/2015 9:05:38 AM

Valid to:
10/30/2016 9:05:38 AM

Subject:
CN=Emme, O=Emme, L=La Garenne Colombes Cedex, 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:
7DEE06B42C2801A5

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):
24576:a20SwxCyxWbKMWOvUoUHxGrysHHzJiUElpiqt9jU8+XfxC56j9eD+6mO5WKg+Fos:a2qbGWOvXW0DiUOka9jwXMqN6ZvnqstB

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:
7.9921

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file pcspeedmaximizer_aq_uk.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://cdn.soft-200.com/downloads/offers/.../PCSpeedMaximizer_AQ_UK.exe

http://cdn.off-200.com/downloads/offers/.../PCSpeedMaximizer_AQ_UK.exe

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