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Pinnacle PC Performance

Pinnacle PC Performance

The application ppcp.exe by Pinnacle PC Performance 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn-68-142-118-4.atl1.llnw.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
pinnaclepcperformance.com  (signed by Pinnacle PC Performance)

Product:
Pinnacle PC Performance

Version:
1.0.0.22879

MD5:
6921ae2a694ddc1d36ace81243486127

SHA-1:
efb10af55c972118b1215af6f19e8334a0015509

SHA-256:
6f4d726c668a71df93fc29a4f49170129c45b12347c5fd6e1b897769806d8adf

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 6:50:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PinnaclePC (L)
17.2.14.14

File size:
2.1 MB (2,228,968 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.22879

Copyright:
Copyright © pinnaclepcperformance.com 2015

Original file name:
ppcp.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pinnacle pc performance\ppcp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Pinnacle PC Performance

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/7/2017 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/10/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Pinnacle PC Performance, OU=Management, O=Pinnacle PC Performance, STREET="3/213, Malviya Nagar", STREET=Jawahar Nagar Sec -7, L=Jaipur, S=Rajasthan, PostalCode=302017, C=IN

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

Serial number:
00E09E9C4FEECA1B59C697A96E9F38F8DF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/10/2017 8:49:32 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x215E8E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.6502

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
2.1 MB (2,179,072 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Pinnacle PC Performance_Logon

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdn-68-142-118-4.atl1.llnw.net  (68.142.118.4:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdn-68-142-118-254.atl1.llnw.net  (68.142.118.254:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdn-208-111-128-6.lga.llnw.net  (208.111.128.6:80)

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