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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. 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:
87dc6eb91d7baecb7a8824e20d70b6d6

SHA-1:
67eae24f5540b1b834fb806833389005fbf74fc2

SHA-256:
c21c2c5a6ff319bd0f7fe7c5bbdac27be38ff6e014d1fafd79f5ebe811e9b938

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 3:58:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3533

Dr.Web
Trojan.NtRootKit.17026
9.0.1.0122

ESET NOD32
Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC (variant)
8.9387

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of optimizerproinstaller.exe (PUP)
2014.5.2.2

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC.ctyqqg
0.28.0.58491

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.845
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCUtilities.M
14.8.8.3

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
5 MB (5,226,504 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:
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:
2/5/2014 1:10:00 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:ciqwFedmg1JboOMg98gxSaK44ktSB6nlARuJd5zknM:cq2DkOMyvxSa63B6lARuJ3YM

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:
7.9662

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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