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pcsuservice.exe

Safe Download Limited

The application pcsuservice.exe by Safe Download Limited has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “PC Speed Up Service”.
Publisher:
Safe Download Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c48b8e139987294ec7ea48afbde027ad

SHA-1:
8324859943402d1f6aa9140514f9408a1bbebe1e

SHA-256:
b38660d0b5faf4fa7347d4fcf8f3c296f92b86f34062b29aad72a4a0dabadef3

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/26/2024 11:45:18 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SpeedChecker (M)
16.11.12.16

File size:
407.3 KB (417,072 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pc speed up\pcsuservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Download Limited

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
7/2/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/26/2014 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Download Limited, O=Safe Download Limited, L=Douglas, S=Douglas, C=IM

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0DD2FC97B3C6597CABD97B29D9383440

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/31/2013 9:52:58 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7mkm4CsZyIddHAMlniF8+QM8LtSu+bCQXTY1:zCslAMpC808LtEbCQDY1

Entry address:
0x31318

Entry point:
E8, D9, C8, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 50, D8, 44, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 44, D2, 44, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A0, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 1C...
 
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Entropy:
6.4020

Code size:
301.5 KB (308,736 bytes)

Service
Display name:
PC Speed Up Service

Service name:
PCSUService

Description:
PC Speed Up service.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Group:
UIGroup


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