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pcspeedmaximizer_fr.exe

PC Speed Maximizer

Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

The application pcspeedmaximizer_fr.exe by Smart PC Solutions 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 webtools.mypcspeedmaximizer.fr.
Publisher:
Smart PC Solutions   (signed by Smart PC Solutions, Inc.)

Product:
PC Speed Maximizer

Version:
4.0

MD5:
f62846c8c63edfdb58a38dfe4dfcb2b5

SHA-1:
b164a7e71e375ee44e10fca86ec2ea5d89ce780f

SHA-256:
3b88501de1781db9506cce27eeaa3d026a91a2cb7cc0c8963befda46be2ddeb6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 1:15:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities.SmartPCS.Installer (M)
16.3.8.20

File size:
1.9 MB (1,991,776 bytes)

Product version:
4.0

Copyright:
Smart PC Solutions

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
10/14/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/25/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", O="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", L=Alexandria, S=Virginia, C=US, SERIALNUMBER=0661796-3., OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=Virginia, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
3D1EC03375367AD2596A200ED9646A81

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:laUHMHtfOoKeARG/5WLgo469papLRrdN1taFhwRkypyninXBga:k+MNfOoKeAhLHpgVr/aFhwFyiRga

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:
7.9940

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://webtools.mypcspeedmaximizer.fr/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_FR_PP_GO_CO_PCSM_CPA&keyword=&campaignID=PCSM_CO_DEMO_CPA_TXT_KW_65-all&gclid={gclid},CKjfq_uHrr0CFdShtAod-3oAPA&filter=TEST_V4&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer_FR.exe

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