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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:
6e9fa07816c160e17cc728793a2c2251

SHA-1:
756d7d2350b5d079ef2771d71a82186df283d89c

SHA-256:
8a3912356946c20113e3f6575e22d20f49fc86862a94ab748001d6601eceb3a5

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 12:51:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BProtector.A.4
7.11.144.234

AVG
SHeur4
2015.0.3496

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18153

Dr.Web
Trojan.NtRootKit.17026
9.0.1.0113

ESET NOD32
Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC
8.9710

McAfee
Artemis!393AA590CE0C
5600.7152

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCUtilities.M
14.8.8.3

File size:
7 MB (7,323,144 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
4/5/2013 8:29:35 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2015 4:23:14 PM

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:
4/1/2014 11:22:52 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:Tq2DkOMyvxSa63B6lARuJUXjuBzVFR686fAdGIP:Tq2DkO/JSoA2ujkhjdIAV

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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
240.5 KB (246,272 bytes)

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