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addon.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 addon.exe by PC Utilities Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 25 anti-malware scanners. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e51d19c333e0ed33fa8c530696ea9d5b

SHA-1:
df77314c192623f32e1425ca56760844d92f55c6

SHA-256:
bc7eed62189fd16337da2e7a8b6f2a7ad63b77d18615f26cadaab5461c739477

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 2:22:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.OBI
691

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.NtRootKit
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/SpeedingUpMyPC.D.7
7.11.144.142

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150316

AVG
SHeur4
2016.0.3169

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.OBI
1.0.20.375

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18339

Dr.Web
Trojan.NtRootKit.17156
9.0.1.075

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.OBI
8.15.03.16.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SpeedingUpMyPC (variant)
9.9822

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SpeedingUpMyPC
3/16/2015

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.OBI
11.2015-16-03_2

G Data
Adware.Agent.OBI
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of optimizerpro.exe (PUP)
2015.6.22.2

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.SpeedingUpMyPC
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.177.12128

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.2339

McAfee
Artemis!EB475FA035A0
5600.6825

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.OBI
16.0.0.225

nProtect
Adware.Agent.OBI
14.05.19.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.6c8
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities
15.3.16.6

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.BUCBNZC
37.0.10947

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0418
7.2.75

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic!SB.0
28430

File size:
7 MB (7,361,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\addon.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/20/2014 11:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/21/2016 10:59:59 AM

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:
00950E57C386D6B1EDADD9385C821B8BC8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/16/2014 11:54:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:2qaZu/kp9CDrFh/IR9CX/K3WDOThMfQ1IM0Ub4bjNl2+yGqfiC7g7Mx/WBrQl07b:BkK9hasX/jUmfMJYVlwGo7g7h/9R

Entry address:
0x3D74C

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, EC, A5, 43, 00, E8, 14, C4, FC, FF, E8, 03, 86, FC, FF, 8D, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.9810

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
240.5 KB (246,272 bytes)

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