ccleaner.exe

AVSoftware EOOD

The software installer uses the StartInstall.com download manager which bundles additional adware offers (toolbars and utilities such as the SafeSearch toolbar) during setup. The application ccleaner.exe by AVSoftware EOOD has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
AVSoftware EOOD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1c03e1ca645e58b3b4e28c30eca0db1b

SHA-1:
4caaaad59fe8044bce8117e44181e0c3c2396056

SHA-256:
07d3c8a96c73e5e7fa393ce50d919494b489e2d7ffc6f52817f5220b316114d4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 1:18:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AVSoftware EOOD.AVSoftwareEOOD (M)
16.1.21.19

File size:
904.7 KB (926,440 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\free utility software\ccleaner.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/29/2010 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/10/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware EOOD, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=AVSoftware EOOD, L=Gabrovo, S=Gabrovo, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
612C0FFE70F6570A7F6914CEE86BC00F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/11/2012 1:24:34 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:HIw56e1R7+AgjzgyLMhdukQK3LmQMuADQiFkthOkmETBfqoLe:b56E0AgjzgyAokL3L90TkfJ9Zq

Entry address:
0x2D4700

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 5F, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, E0, FF, C7, 87, 18, CA, 25, 00, E5, D9, 82, 50, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46...
 
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Entropy:
7.9183

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
888 KB (909,312 bytes)

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