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PCSpeedUpMDSetup.exe

Vertical PC Solutions, LLC

The application PCSpeedUpMDSetup.exe, “This installer database contains the logic and data required to install PCSpeedUpMD.” by Vertical 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. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from toolkit.shieldapps.info.
Publisher:
PCSpeedUpMD  (signed by Vertical PC Solutions, LLC)

Product:
PCSpeedUpMD

Description:
This installer database contains the logic and data required to install PCSpeedUpMD.

Version:
2.5.6

MD5:
279cbb061e99c6f9b5ab5115b379b7a2

SHA-1:
8d7b5202d03340383dff6afc15464085cbf30ad5

SHA-256:
299616991a85724ba298b49834e325c9e70e24c512adaae2e1875c9fa024487d

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:
11/25/2024 1:49:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.VerticalPCSolutions.Q
14.12.16.10

File size:
5.7 MB (5,997,808 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014 PCSpeedUpMD

Original file name:
PCSpeedUpMDSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Vertical PC Solutions, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/19/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/20/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Vertical PC Solutions, LLC", O="Vertical PC Solutions, LLC", STREET=1499 W Palmetto Park Rd., STREET=Suite 110, L=Boca Raton, S=Florida, PostalCode=33486, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00FCE8E20936593BA0FECCE89F213382EB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/28/2014 12:54:30 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:b2FYOPE4s5ZcY/D5ZVRiZypDZDiK2tCndep+8DxkFkv/O+3QdE0y5vOq:b2B2r5ZVRiEhhd2ws+Epbr/vOq

Entry address:
0xC23CA

Entry point:
E8, 31, CC, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8D, 45, 14, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, D6, FB, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, E8, 26, 0C, 00, 00, 8B, 48, 6C, 3B, 0D, 08, 81, 53, 00, 74, 10, 8B, 0D, 20, 80, 53, 00, 85, 48, 70, 75, 05, E8, 12, 17, 00, 00, A1, 08, 74, 53, 00, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 16, 8A, 0A, 83, C2, 01, 32, CB, 74, 72, 83, E8, 01, 74, 32, F7...
 
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Entropy:
7.7492  (probably packed)

Code size:
992.5 KB (1,016,320 bytes)

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

http://toolkit.shieldapps.info/.../PCSpeedUpMDSetup.exe

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