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unins000.exe

PC Utilities Software Limited

Part of the Optimizer Pro / Driver 'PC optimizer' product lines marketed by Adsology and distributed through various bundled software (PPI and commission) channels. The application unins000.exe by PC Utilities Software Limited 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.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

Description:
Setup/Uninstall

Version:
51.1052.0.0

MD5:
ecf4296cf8876db68baf212690345679

SHA-1:
c0ed11b63f7a98c3816e5a6cb0dcea59b2f770e9

SHA-256:
1c4cc1bdbd733adf7fdf7cfb8a3e1ed6d812a96598f9cd682dc0cff2b01ee77b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Installed with the Optimizer Pro software which is bundled by 3rd-party monetization programs.

Analysis date:
1/24/2025 7:22:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities (M)
16.12.19.23

File size:
1.1 MB (1,175,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\optimizer pro 3.38\unins000.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/28/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/29/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PC Utilities Software Limited, O=PC Utilities Software Limited, STREET=78 York Street, L=London, S=England, PostalCode=W1H 1DP, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
44E2576B707881CA345E8A3219EDDEBE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/4/2013 4:24:58 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x100004

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, 53, 56, 57, B8, C4, E1, 4F, 00, E8, 25, 8F, F0, FF, 6A, EC, A1, 20, 3D, 50, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 98, 70, 01, 00, 00, 53, E8, C8, 9D, F0, FF, 25, 7F, FF, FF, FF, 50, 6A, EC, A1, 20, 3D, 50, 00, 53, E8, 1D, A0, F0, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 7F, 00, 50, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 6A, 01, E8, 60, 97, F0, FF, E8, AF, DE, FF, FF, A1, FC, DD, 4F, 00, 50, 68, 60, DE, 4F, 00, A1, 20, 3D, 50, 00, 8B, 00, E8, B4, BC, F7, FF, E8, 03, DF, FF, FF, 33, C0, 5A, 59, 59, 64, 89, 10, EB, 19, E9, 5C, 46, F0, FF...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1019 KB (1,043,456 bytes)

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