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update.exe

MaxTuneup LLC

The application update.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. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
SpeedMaxPc Inc.  (signed by MaxTuneup LLC)

Description:
SpeedMaxPc Installer

Version:
3.1.2.0

MD5:
9738475b5179be21715d82ece84f685f

SHA-1:
d96cbfdfd758b56bec190e78aa81c433746d72e0

SHA-256:
0a871f4d8f817057551c4f67f3516689709a4a2d00ec6f9144c7bc103b3dcf47

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/23/2025 11:35:23 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.5.21.7

File size:
4.5 MB (4,743,544 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright 2011 SpeedMaxPc Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MaxTuneup LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/21/2010 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/22/2011 3:59:59 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:
697D49339F4993F86C1D071F5B798ADC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/10/2010 5:19:31 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:VxvUptI1/7Z74QpExVhPcjM6GJqgS9TBFWYsswArGhNz1Kd4MI/0:VNp159pExVhcjM6GAgS9s1n9Mi0

Entry address:
0x354B

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, 84, 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, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 06, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, 05, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 86, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 86, 40, 00, 68, A0, 85, 46, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8246

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

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