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PDF Reader Utility Pro

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 isadmin.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 the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program PDF Reader Utility Pro by PC Utilities Software Limited.
Publisher:
Avanquest Software  (signed by PC Utilities Software Limited)

Product:
PDF Reader Utility Pro

Version:
19.0.185

MD5:
9fa5cbe4caf83c4608fda8548422eb19

SHA-1:
c7a132300816a381df5f7d4ddf5e3ba553a6151b

SHA-256:
c4e8196bf60ee7df2d3fee30d18362599c68301f395f04336bf2845da4b9c6cf

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
5/3/2024 12:23:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities.PCUtilities.Installer (M)
15.12.27.10

File size:
794.3 KB (813,336 bytes)

Product version:
9, 0, 0, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Avanquest Software 2013

Original file name:
InstallShield Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\installshield installation information\{fc279721-37a6-4777-afd8-7a56681eba14}\isadmin.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
4/3/2013 7:58:35 AM

Valid to:
4/3/2015 7:23:14 AM

Subject:
CN=PC Utilities Software Limited, O=PC Utilities Software Limited, L=London, S=UK, C=GB

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27E62C029D1708

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/9/2012 4:28:54 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:eR0ZqpeRguNUonUuNSSSSuSSXEShSSSSziNsPFIqLLkB:g0ZqpZQnSSSSuSSXEShSSSSzcUN3kB

Entry address:
0x3DF7D

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, C8, 85, 46, 00, 68, A8, F6, 43, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 90, 73, 46, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, 54, E8, 47, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, 50, E8, 47, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, 4C, E8, 47, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, 48, E8, 47, 00, 6A, 01, E8, 0E, 2A, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, C2, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8, 8F, 0F, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 10, E8, B1, 00, 00, 00, 59, 33, F6, 89, 75...
 
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Entropy:
6.5988

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
407.5 KB (417,280 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
PDF Reader Utility Pro

Display publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Display version:
9.00.0.0

Uninstall string:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{FC279721-37A6-4777-AFD8-7A56681EBA14}\ISAdmin.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0809 -removeonly


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