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pc-cleaner-425.exe

PC Cleaner

PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.

The application pc-cleaner-425.exe by PC HelpSoft Labs has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from webtools.pchelpsoft.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
PCHelpSoft   (signed by PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.)

Product:
PC Cleaner

Version:
4.0

MD5:
b9f8d4834440828041a45f4e201d5bd4

SHA-1:
8e64625d224d853a7019374b414fe2c6223c0dac

SHA-256:
2c5b9021ea913270c05a737c777c09c672cda3537ac6e00bbbf032d87f9cf887

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 12:06:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Unwanted
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/SpdUpMyPC.1704496
7.11.217.16

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
21400

Dr.Web
Program.Unwanted.193
9.0.1.073

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SpeedingUpMyPC (variant)
9.11317

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SpeedingUpMyPC
3/14/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of pc-cleaner-417(1).exe
2015.6.20.17

McAfee
Artemis!B9F8D4834440
5600.6826

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0216
7.2.73

File size:
1.6 MB (1,704,496 bytes)

Product version:
4.0

Copyright:
PCHelpSoft

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pc-cleaner-425.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/3/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/4/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PC HelpSoft Labs Inc., O=PC HelpSoft Labs Inc., L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6621BA2E90BF744DB88F6E6F6EBD0F4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:n9CL0xfJ1UP7M5YElsSAhCHco27jOHOMo5VQ6:9CSWCO7+boT

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file pc-cleaner-425.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_BI_SE_PCC__425&keyword=comment nettoyer pc&campaignID=BING&mckv=&gclid=&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../pc-cleaner-425.exe

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_GO_CO_PCC__425&keyword=nettoyage pc&campaignID=ADWORDS&mckv=&gclid=CIXM0NeBmcQCFazMtAodCA8AQA&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../pc-cleaner-425.exe

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_GO_BA_PCC__425&keyword=pc cleaner&campaignID=ADWORDS&mckv=&gclid=CKbd37nAhcQCFRQbgQodLpIAzw&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../pc-cleaner-425.exe

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_GO_CO_PCC__425&keyword=pc cleaner gratuit&campaignID=ADWORDS&mckv=&gclid=CO7Xneus6cQCFTCWtAoddzwA5Q&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../pc-cleaner-425.exe

http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../pc-cleaner-425.exe

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_GO_CO_PCC__425&keyword=ccleaner&campaignID=ADWORDS&mckv=&gclid=CO3Updb818QCFUZk7AodLGQA5Q&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../pc-cleaner-425.exe

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