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optisetup.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 optisetup.exe by PC Utilities Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 19 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5db142201a68d2c9aa09aad8989ea13d

SHA-1:
8893de3bd0c83a72ba84e66bf690129baec49349

SHA-256:
eebb2695eaaf2cc9841157f401f97d344b32c4f34e180b4caa2e97037103d513

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
5/20/2024 8:16:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.OptimizerPro
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Optimizer
2014.09.18

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3344

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.OptimizerPro
4.0.3.14123

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Optimizerpro
0.98/19413

Dr.Web
Trojan.PWS.Tibia.2625
9.0.1.0264

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SpeedingUpMyPC.N application
8.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimizerPro
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of optimizerpro.exe (Adware)
2014.12.4.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SpeedingUpMyPC
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13407

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.OptimizerPro
14.0.0.3217

McAfee
Artemis!9D28D74D136E
5600.7000

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.denosn
0.28.2.62151

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.12.03.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PCUtilities.J
14.9.21.15

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.SZHEWKB
37.0.11186

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4371328
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Black.Win32.18731
2.0.0.1926

File size:
5.8 MB (6,084,600 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Serbian (Latin, Serbia)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/30/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/31/2015 12:59:59 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:
9/3/2014 10:52:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:b3D2QIGX7PncC8JDbNw/ZmIMylAgtX8WwjrQo3wFZqR4m6m5:TTXbXi2/6k69gHqR4mp

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:
7.9835  (probably packed)

Code size:
81.5 KB (83,456 bytes)

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