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optimizerpro.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 optimizerpro.exe by PC Utilities Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.softservers.net.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

Version:
3.2.0.0

MD5:
13f3d49e9985a4087fd6dbb03dd68d7c

SHA-1:
1ff72742e5554adb08fa981cc7dcacf88197066a

SHA-256:
6dd1227a9436dbb8ab9d2f7864e7b15e446174cfaf32d9fe97392185500ba2ff

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 1:09:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Optimizer
2014.01.14

Bkav FE
W32.Clod154.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Boost by Reason
PUP.PCUtilities.M
13.11.23.0

Dr.Web
Trojan.Fakealert.44938
9.0.1.0346

ESET NOD32
Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC (variant)
7.9134

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (PUP)
2013.12.20.18

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimizerPro.A
v2013.11.22.07

McAfee
Artemis!A2173FB13337
5600.7267

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Delphi.csbtct
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCUtilities.M
14.8.8.3

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1030
7.2.354

File size:
6.3 MB (6,565,456 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
4/5/2013 11:29:35 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:
2B239BABC97410

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:cdSmCahuLa1AUa91p0TkR5DwzqQ8X9tbk9jdd+QikF:cg3y5a91pNDwzqQ8X9WTiE

Entry address:
0x13D60

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, C8, 3C, 41, 00, E8, C4, 1F, FF, FF, E8, 07, 00, FF, 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:
7.9925

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
75.5 KB (77,312 bytes)

The file optimizerpro.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.softservers.net/.../OptimizerPro.exe

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