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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 20 anti-malware scanners. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
dbd2f00e58b70af6686eaffb9f055389

SHA-1:
b57e3383b87fde0eb1e337e2e25e0631d98598d7

SHA-256:
09bf1fbca53d7c74f7e4134cb6bda494c23edad892e43b804db6ab886c089870

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:34:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Agent.GN
799

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.OptimizerPro
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Optimizer
2014.11.28

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OptimizPro.RE
7.11.189.64

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3277

Bitdefender
Application.Agent.GN
1.0.20.1660

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Optimizerpro-8
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.PWS.Tibia.2625
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Agent.GN
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SpeedingUpMyPC.N application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-fcdc4a04
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Agent.GN
11.2014-28-11_6

G Data
Application.Agent.GN
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.186.14161

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.OptimizerPro
15.0.0.543

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Agent.GN
15.0.0.996

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OptimizerPro.dgmsiw
0.28.6.63726

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCUtilities.M
14.11.28.0

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.SZHEWKB
37.0.11302

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Black.Win32.18731
2.0.0.1995

File size:
5.7 MB (6,007,800 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Serbian (Latin, Serbia)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/30/2014 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/31/2015 9:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PC Utilities Software Limited, OU=IT Department, 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:
00CF20EDFB9E9D56F429A44E79C3465805

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/16/2014 10:50:09 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:43pZyv09gjakjDf7ZsaUAxCydGDiLyAwe47z75QHOf526+zu4gucOBFTl38T8:SpZcjaSVyA0NnpHV06p4J7Nl

Entry address:
0x6869

Entry point:
E8, 67, 5F, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, FF, 35, 84, E2, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 60, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D9, 53, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, FC, 2E, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, C1, 2E, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9832  (probably packed)

Code size:
81.5 KB (83,456 bytes)

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