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fasterpc.exe

FasterPC

Search Safer Inc

The application fasterpc.exe by Search Safer Inc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. While running, it connects to the Internet address mail.passwords.smartpctools.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Search Safer Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
FasterPC

Version:
4.1.0.0

MD5:
a4b71f7a86243e05281aff9a70b1f4a8

SHA-1:
e09bfd4f0131f5549f0b1639339ca3e84e630c44

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:
4/26/2024 7:38:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchSafer (M)
15.11.1.8

File size:
3.5 MB (3,721,632 bytes)

Product version:
4.1.0.0

Copyright:
Search Safer Inc

Trademarks:
Search Safer Inc

Original file name:
FasterPC

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\fasterpc\fasterpc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Safer Inc

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/9/2015 6:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2016 5:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Search Safer Inc, OU=Search Safer Inc, O=Search Safer Inc, STREET=665 3rd street Suite 150, L=San Francisco, S=California, PostalCode=94107, C=US

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

Serial number:
2E52A6DDE35299C92C0BC50B042F85BC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 4:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:e+bCnJDeTo1DxnYnPb53MAYeIPQYGhIcfs7k:e+bCV80D9IMA7IoYGhIe

Entry address:
0x1D5580

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, B9, 05, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 49, 75, F9, 51, B8, 50, 4F, 5D, 00, E8, EE, 18, E3, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 07, 5A, 5D, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 8D, 55, E4, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, E8, 63, D5, E2, FF, 8B, 45, E4, 8D, 55, E8, E8, AC, 3D, E3, FF, 8B, 45, E8, 8D, 55, EC, E8, 91, 41, E3, FF, 8B, 55, EC, A1, 4C, BA, 5D, 00, E8, 84, F2, E2, FF, A1, 4C, BA, 5D, 00, 8B, 00, BA, 1C, 5A, 5D, 00, E8, 3B, F6, E2, FF, 75, 44, 33, C9, B2, 01, A1, B8, A7, 4C, 00, E8, 63, 64, EA, FF, 8B, 15, 40, B4, 5D, 00, 89...
 
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Entropy:
6.6483

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1.8 MB (1,920,512 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static.105.2.9.176.clients.your-server.de  (176.9.2.105:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to mail.passwords.smartpctools.com  (173.192.91.180:80)

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