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pcaclauncher.exe

PC Accelerator

Software Marketing Ltd

The application pcaclauncher.exe, “Fix PC problems and optimize performance” by Software Marketing has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘PC Accelerator’.
Publisher:
Software Marketing Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
PC Accelerator

Description:
Fix PC problems and optimize performance

Version:
3.1.0.0

MD5:
d3c08246592a58201e82b7caf78b3e10

SHA-1:
cb81beaf143a34ff31c0d3b833a59d6add38d169

SHA-256:
a8c9538a54d7c34b3f6536bf9661786fe74cd0cb1d30dcc6fbb00370f949c8f1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 2:58:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SoftwareMarketing.Meta (L)
16.4.3.14

File size:
715.5 KB (732,648 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.0.0

Copyright:
Software Marketing Ltd

Trademarks:
Software Marketing Ltd

Original file name:
PCAccelerator

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pc accelerator\pcaclauncher.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Marketing Ltd

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/18/2012 2:52:28 PM

Valid to:
6/13/2013 7:59:41 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Marketing Ltd, O=Software Marketing Ltd, L=Hong Kong, S=HK, C=HK

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:
0810F8CE27C48A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:2FfT21cZ95IvaA1lefWJ+PnWlPg4U3FgSopDRZrzBQqF0RyhLl3/pZ3BMl:UTYcb5IiADJ+QPnU3m7fBQdMp6l

Entry address:
0x4D404

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, B9, 09, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 49, 75, F9, 53, B8, 24, D2, 44, 00, E8, 1A, 89, FB, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9A, D7, 44, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 8D, 55, E8, 33, C0, E8, AE, 55, FB, FF, 8B, 45, E8, 8D, 55, EC, E8, 63, B5, FB, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, D0, 0B, 45, 00, E8, 86, 6B, FB, FF, B9, B0, D7, 44, 00, BA, C8, D7, 44, 00, B8, 01, 00, 00, 80, E8, 2A, FC, FF, FF, 3C, 01, 75, 50, 8D, 45, E4, B9, EC, D7, 44, 00, 8B, 15, D0, 0B, 45, 00, E8, 13, 6E, FB, FF, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 93, B4, FB, FF, 84, C0, 74...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
306.5 KB (313,856 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
PC Accelerator

Command:
C:\Program Files\pc accelerator\pcaclauncher.exe


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