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pcspeedmaximizer_uk_is.exe

PC Speed Maximizer

Emme

The application pcspeedmaximizer_uk_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:
Emme  (signed and verified)

Product:
PC Speed Maximizer

Version:
4.1

MD5:
d38d3f2d46572ec4214aefbb80c92f49

SHA-1:
8d4bce4d333359c808c4a0d54b5944fef7e25b6f

SHA-256:
619b4e8cd75349bfb1c6e6f56460fa6e5b066e23e1166d10b601f13d4de811e6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:52:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCSpeedOptimizer.Optional.Installer.Meta (L)
16.4.5.12

File size:
1.7 MB (1,738,016 bytes)

Product version:
4.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\17d9bf79_stp\pcspeedmaximizer_uk_is.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):
49152:S2WbXZLGTsI1FojqkFK94vEU8t0rI0EenBKM0t8:DWbXRGTsI7o7Fe4vGtb0EwZ

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_uk_is.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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

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