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maxregistrycleaner.exe

Max Secure Software

The application maxregistrycleaner.exe, “Max Registry Cleaner ” by Max Secure Software 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 Inno Setup installer.
Publisher:
Max Secure Software   (signed by Max Secure Software)

Description:
Max Registry Cleaner

Version:
6.0.0.034

MD5:
aa214ca9d170d525046103ab304871a8

SHA-1:
a8bde45b2f5f07bdb1f00e126ae63c50565b97f7

SHA-256:
6f1b4ab1fc4649daa3120281a347092766f72a2f540b23a83d578249a28b424b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
7/7/2025 12:06:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxSecure.Optional (L)
16.7.21.9

File size:
2.9 MB (3,001,696 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\maxregistrycleaner.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Secure Software

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
1/25/2008 6:38:31 AM

Valid to:
1/9/2009 6:34:12 AM

Subject:
CN=Max Secure Software, OU=Max Secure Software, O=Max Secure Software, L=Pune, S=MH, C=IN

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
47B878B835A406D31B4C2E17C1097FD7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:6GxT+UKbAsP69wGCfB1lF2LPQbfHLNoRbLRuewp+c/TPvXDb0n/WkS2:LF+UG7GEF2LIFstueGvPvXDuZS2

Entry address:
0x98D8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, EE, 97, FF, FF, E8, F5, A9, FF, FF, E8, 20, CC, FF, FF, E8, 67, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 82, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 38, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D4, BD, 40, 00, E8, 9F, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D4, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9961

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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