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 28 anti-malware scanners. Also know as BrowserDefender, this bundled service will prevent various web browser toolbars and extensions from running as well as block changes to the search page and provider. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
abb2b5655ac5d1455168d22a32e9c0a6

SHA-1:
dc339f4576a01ac0ef047b3090b3fc0c97715287

SHA-256:
71188b4ed97d090435bc2d84989a2781becb24aeb69624347523bfc080cf3c99

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
5/21/2024 3:44:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Bprotector.B
998

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.PWS.Tibia
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/BProtector.B.1
7.11.146.2

avast!
Win32:BProtect-J [Trj]
2014.9-140808

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3476

Bitdefender
Adware.Bprotector.B
1.0.20.665

Dr.Web
Trojan.PWS.Tibia.2591
9.0.1.0133

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Bprotector
8.14.05.13.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC
8.9736

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SpeedingUpMyPC
5/13/2014

F-Secure
Adware.Bprotector.B
11.2014-13-05_3

G Data
Adware.Bprotector
14.5.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Bprotector
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.180.12586

Kaspersky
Trojan-Ransom.Win32.ZedoPoo
14.0.0.3874

McAfee
Artemis!FF3ACDE6D0B8
5600.7132

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Bprotector.B
15.0.0.399

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC.cxypoi
0.28.0.60577

nProtect
Adware.Bprotector.B
14.04.29.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.08.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.cf2
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCUtilities.M
14.8.8.3

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0414
7.2.133

Vba32 AntiVirus
Hoax.ZedoPoo
3.12.26.3

File size:
6.8 MB (7,136,784 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Serbisch (Lateinisch, Serbien)

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

Digital Signature
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:
4/11/2014 4:39:16 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:x4PUxzcXZ6EJHx99Fs7zIGEEn5I6eis0GY363:x4OAdZshEE66dG

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:
7.9877  (probably packed)

Code size:
81.5 KB (83,456 bytes)

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