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speedmaxpc_installer.exe

MaxTuneup LLC

The application speedmaxpc_installer.exe, “SpeedMaxPc Installer” by MaxTuneup 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 speedmaxpc.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
SpeedMaxPc Inc.  (signed by MaxTuneup LLC)

Description:
SpeedMaxPc Installer

Version:
3.1.6.0

MD5:
952d975176918b501f3917b9dd79372b

SHA-1:
c098a3d7398e1a52e599a29aa2eaf21e54f56cac

SHA-256:
784139231be992e9d4491fd86cd902f26df8dee8dec10f942a8bd51aeff86d29

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 10:03:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.MaxTuneup.U
14.2.26.9

File size:
4.8 MB (4,998,072 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright 2011 SpeedMaxPc Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MaxTuneup LLC

Authority:
VeriSign

Valid from:
12/2/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/1/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=MaxTuneup LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=MaxTuneup LLC, L=Hampden, S=Maine, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
23692E3B4F25D5FDD1DB8CF45CA7D1B7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 2:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:GMvJoE61t7UOxCsS7TmCmMRtzATXyW5V0Arim3uvWv:H+ftusS7zHtW5mAv3uvS

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8347  (probably packed)

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file speedmaxpc_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://speedmaxpc.com/download/remove/.../installer.php

http://2013max.mxtup.safecart.com/speedmaxpc/.../

http://speedmaxpc.com/speed/.../install.php

http://analytics.speedmaxpc.com/tracking202/.../lp.php?lpip=9104&pci=

http://13adwrdz.mxtup.safecart.com/speedmaxpc/.../

http://downloads.speedmaxpc.com/SpeedMaxpc_installer.exe

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