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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 the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5ad8d2cae4c0a4581adf7a655914dd3e

SHA-1:
6255b8fc1068c38282307e8ec103fcd2f2891677

SHA-256:
768a4122069ff2dbd59f4f98ca5480e9e822400f9ee374f5b5fba96f4d95caef

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 2:38:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimizerPro
2014.07.24

AVG
OptimizerPro
2015.0.3405

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimizerPro
14.7.24

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3518

McAfee
Artemis!F3799939A40E
5600.7061

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.23.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCUtilities.M
14.8.8.3

File size:
7.8 MB (8,140,328 bytes)

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:
4/18/2014 10:34:54 PM

Valid to:
4/18/2015 10:34:54 PM

Subject:
CN=PC Utilities Software Limited, O=PC Utilities Software Limited, L=London, 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:
4B6A44F88EC8CF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/14/2014 4:46:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:i0G3SVqUKGkA5AxHIXUOiVB8GT9pMaQIFKaMKq4M1M0W:iyKRA8Os8GUa7FKanW1MR

Entry address:
0xD9B64

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 00, 51, 4D, 00, E8, 60, 3A, F3, FF, E8, 9B, ED, F2, 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:
7.9354

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
863.5 KB (884,224 bytes)

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