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pcspeedmaximizer_ca_is.exe

PC Speed Maximizer

Emme

The application pcspeedmaximizer_ca_is.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 filecdn2.avanquest.com.
Publisher:
Avanquest Software   (signed by Emme)

Product:
PC Speed Maximizer

Version:
4.1

MD5:
bd483f15e58ead275a592b2f6af6c193

SHA-1:
487d89a59a5bc9ab5e813c81e384d1e36feb4380

SHA-256:
27f1418e0d3ce620d2671902214769c38288ef92e13f7171387da86935d6a6c2

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 9:44:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCSpeedOptimizer.Optional.Installer.Meta (L)
16.4.5.13

File size:
1.6 MB (1,659,512 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}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\1a17a38d_stp\pcspeedmaximizer_ca_is.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Emme

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/30/2015 5:05:38 AM

Valid to:
10/30/2016 5:05:38 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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:3afX16ApjknRhlI6Yrzine7AjANArEDinXBgw:KfX1PpjknRha60zr0sNiRgw

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Entropy:
7.9919

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file pcspeedmaximizer_ca_is.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppi/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer_CA_IS.exe

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