optimizerpro.exe

Optimizer Pro

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, “Fix PC problems and optimize performance ” by PC Utilities Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.softservers.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Pro   (signed by PC Utilities Software Limited)

Product:
Optimizer Pro

Description:
Fix PC problems and optimize performance

Version:
3.0

MD5:
bdc4900614660a3bc6dbd53dad503ee4

SHA-1:
8b8732da74fa88a0e52bd8e10955356a77176b03

SHA-256:
8af4a8795686af1e30b325aae746f7f167b0724cc8978cffcc246bd5fc6f49f4

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 11:40:14 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.PCUtilities.M
188838

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCUtilities.M
14.8.8.3

File size:
4.3 MB (4,483,784 bytes)

Product version:
3.0

Copyright:
PC Utilities Pro

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\optimizerpro.exe

Digital Signature
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:
1/30/2013 6:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x113BC

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file optimizerpro.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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