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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 8 anti-malware scanners. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
855921c78de74da81964f35e4c24447b

SHA-1:
2f7de0f75cae931db4a95d730568849ad15dfe10

SHA-256:
7219b3719befffccdd7c0f21781d2cdb3c89a2e15e42c55d2efb4af0df80fbab

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:40:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BProtector.Gen2
7.11.142.76

Dr.Web
Trojan.NtRootKit.17026
9.0.1.0102

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4028

McAfee
Artemis!855921C78DE7
5600.7163

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.RiskTool.dd3
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCUtilities.M
14.8.8.3

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0408
7.2.102

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic!SB.0
28186

File size:
7 MB (7,323,064 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\optimizerpro.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
3/17/2014 10:11:20 AM

Valid to:
3/17/2016 10:11:20 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27761464329322

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/7/2014 2:57:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:TRG7erXXPFZVcgyFGYRycOy9qZokIGa8pwdozBLdOmkNWtks+Go1CWhxdAQEiknm:lAMXXVUGYRbOy9qG8n0NWj+G6hA1m

Entry address:
0x3D74C

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, B0, A5, 43, 00, E8, 14, C4, FC, FF, E8, 03, 86, FC, 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:
7.9808

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
240.5 KB (246,272 bytes)

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