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PCSpeedScan.exe

PCSpeedScan

Ascentive LLC

The application PCSpeedScan.exe by Ascentive has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program PC SpeedScan Pro by Ascentive which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Ascentive LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
PCSpeedScan

Version:
8.05.0008

MD5:
bc4818ae95a1a2738c12de9cce66226e

SHA-1:
cd7dde794314391e9e2ded0eac7f1f87cd3f3b61

SHA-256:
33c16bd401633392b23fb0ef6c74dbd31fd43339f1e9c7f50485791ca78b2621

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/1/2025 9:14:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
17.3.13.8

File size:
2 MB (2,095,272 bytes)

Product version:
8.05.0008

Original file name:
PCSpeedScan.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ascentive\pc speedscan pro\pcspeedscan.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ascentive LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/21/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/22/2015 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ascentive LLC, O=Ascentive LLC, STREET=50 S 16TH ST STE 3575, L=Philadelphia, S=PA, PostalCode=19102, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00DC413CD4E438AF815B91FA5B4C363EDA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/5/2015 9:33:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x1428

Entry point:
68, 04, 17, 40, 00, E8, EE, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 48, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 00, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 9D, 0D, E0, 14, 85, 23, 22, 42, 99, 38, 70, 3F, 53, 00, DA, FA, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 43, 53, 70, 65, 65, 64, 53, 63, 61, 6E, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 90, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, A6, E0, 6E, 52, 14, 2E, 1F, 4E, AF, 11, E9, 9A, 68, B7, 8B, 27, 01, 00, 00, 00, A0, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.5920

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual Basic v5.0

Code size:
1.9 MB (2,019,328 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
PC SpeedScan Pro@Logon

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file PCSpeedScan.exe has been discovered within the following program.

PC SpeedScan Pro  by Ascentive
PC SpeedScan Pro from Ascentive, the group that does the FinallyFastPC informercials, is a PC optimization program.
www.ascentive.com
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