ppcppngog.exe

Pinnacle PC Performance

PINNACLE PC PERFORMANCE

The application ppcppngog.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. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.pinnaclepcperformance.com.
Publisher:
pinnaclepcperformance.com   (signed by PINNACLE PC PERFORMANCE)

Product:
Pinnacle PC Performance

Version:
Pinnacle PC Performa

MD5:
3098036cab3bbb951b10f782e4e3be44

SHA-1:
a694c46cf4a995e7fe67ef00472e85aa6ea92778

SHA-256:
957ed7f4f3679807c6abdc0d2fc6ddcf16f930860db49873351b1122e0dd806b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 5:52:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PinnaclePC (L)
16.12.23.14

File size:
5 MB (5,226,736 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.19810

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/11/2016 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/12/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PINNACLE PC PERFORMANCE, O=PINNACLE PC PERFORMANCE, STREET="3/213, MALVIYA NAGAR", 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:
7CEF168964752C1E68D97BF85A472D67

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2014 3:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9896

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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

http://www.pinnaclepcperformance.com/download_ip.asp?def_utm_source=pngog&brand=&pxl=PNG1206_PNG1184_PNG645&hd=Pinnacle PC Performance&utm_source=pngog&sbhd=Windows® Optimizer Tool&utm_campaign=pngog&utm_pubid=&gclid=CMmliviY7dECFYy2wAodBuQH-w&referUrl=https://.../

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