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performerstarter.exe

PerformerSoft LLC

This is part of a Performersoft product, a 'PC optimzation' application that provides minimal benifits and may have been bundled by a third party installer. The application performerstarter.exe by PerformerSoft has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
PerformerSoft LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8a67fad3a8fcd9b50f507b1bb6b50bcd

SHA-1:
b6bea5996e5d55eb5726638d25cd7a9c481a975d

SHA-256:
4e090dd43604eec5e273a6375e2728f3974f6041b18d1ea5b7f363f4fe16cee9

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:
12/25/2024 5:08:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Performersoft (M)
17.1.21.13

File size:
45.1 KB (46,176 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pc performer\performerstarter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PerformerSoft LLC

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
4/18/2011 5:13:23 AM

Valid to:
6/25/2011 12:20:46 PM

Subject:
CN=PerformerSoft LLC, O=PerformerSoft LLC, L=Beaverton, S=OR, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
0820595B0D0DA7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x8000

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E0, 33, C0, 89, 45, E0, 89, 45, E4, 89, 45, EC, 89, 45, E8, B8, B8, 7F, 40, 00, E8, C6, C5, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, B9, 80, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 8D, 55, E8, 33, C0, E8, 32, A7, FF, FF, 8B, 45, E8, 8D, 55, EC, E8, 27, D6, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 9C, A7, 40, 00, E8, 46, B7, FF, FF, 8D, 45, E4, B9, D0, 80, 40, 00, 8B, 15, 9C, A7, 40, 00, E8, 9F, B9, FF, FF, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 9F, D5, FF, FF, 84, C0, 74, 31, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, 68, E4, 80, 40, 00, 8D, 45, E0, B9, D0, 80, 40, 00, 8B, 15...
 
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Entropy:
6.4735

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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