optimizerproinstaller.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 optimizerproinstaller.exe by PC Utilities Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address dl.softservers.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e12fd9c6db505c28cfbc35b2736d4339

SHA-1:
cd912c861473c97ddd747b0c7bd45b26aafba386

SHA-256:
6b2a54e00dddadba894e7b858fd980b56934d6e3818a61a32c627639d7e30a2b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 4:53:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities (M)
17.3.16.5

File size:
4.9 MB (5,111,312 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Serbian (Latin, Serbia)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
4/5/2013 7:29:35 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2015 3:23:14 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:
4/22/2014 8:12:18 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

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:
7.9808  (probably packed)

Code size:
81.5 KB (83,456 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to domore.pcutilitiespro.revenuewire.net  (199.83.128.157:80)

 
http://domore.pcutilitiespro.revenuewire.net/optimizerpro/register?634509172-US-002_D7D3450A-340B-8345-BD80-434508E5

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to dl.softservers.net  (198.20.70.67:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to bi.softservers.net  (184.154.38.36:80)

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