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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.softservers.net.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
23e241198799e98e732808896a18db4d

SHA-1:
3516e1155932c88638942880e624ca72d0b6529b

SHA-256:
f00a44916def433a5d2cc4253078fe7ecc428299846c964998a989e19042d4e3

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 10:48:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities (M)
16.11.2.23

File size:
5.1 MB (5,306,992 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
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/19/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/20/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PC Utilities Software Limited, O=PC Utilities Software Limited, STREET=78 York Street, L=London, S=England, PostalCode=W1H 1DP, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00950E57C386D6B1EDADD9385C821B8BC8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/16/2014 7:00:23 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:UOhwYUUBbUAfdUYH2i20ivyw+G7qgzwlP4n0bUcQgVkM1:UOhJnNUiiv90QywVqD4+UoV/

Entry address:
0x3D74C

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, EC, 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:
7.9674

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
240.5 KB (246,272 bytes)

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

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

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