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PCActivator.exe

PCActivator

AB eCommerce Inc

The application PCActivator.exe by AB eCommerce Inc 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 runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
AB eCommerce Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
PCActivator

Version:
1.4.0.3

MD5:
702637bb9f15562f47e657125cb21e64

SHA-1:
1d65c38e2130cecf985ec10aa3000943be68df8a

SHA-256:
5b51543ed6344eb336a917ac06754053f3a27f2b0211cf6657c8a98cf5f51e2d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/18/2024 4:49:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCActivator.Optional.Meta (L)
16.6.28.21

File size:
2.1 MB (2,236,784 bytes)

Product version:
1.4.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 AB eCommerce Inc. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
PCActivator.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pcactivator\pcactivator.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AB eCommerce Inc

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/7/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/7/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AB eCommerce Inc, OU=AB eCommerce Inc, O=AB eCommerce Inc, STREET=12127 rue James Morrice, L=Montreal, S=Outside United States, PostalCode=h3m 2h2, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00B45D3F97C6E38CDA4214D5A1C8638FA0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/28/2016 8:46:24 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:z4H7jj6VwOp1gFwUgKOEEZFNd4kfxnBNRHY:z4bo7hBj4

Entry address:
0x221122

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 64, 00, 00, 00, 64, 11, 22, 00, 64, F3, 21, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, EE, D5, ED, 4C, C6, EF, AF, 4E, B3, F3, 12, 78, D9, 4C, 65, 6B, 01, 00, 00, 00, 5A, 3A, 5C, 42, 32, 5C, 52, 5C, 74, 6F, 74, 61, 6C, 73, 79, 73, 74, 65, 6D, 63, 61, 72, 65, 5C, 54, 6F, 74, 61, 6C, 53, 79, 73, 74, 65, 6D, 43, 61, 72...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
2.1 MB (2,224,640 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
PCActivator.Autostart

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
Starts when user logs on.


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-213-234-16.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.213.234.16:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-83-32.lax1.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.83.32:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-83-46-0.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.83.46.0:80)

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