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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. While running, it connects to the Internet address server-54-192-19-99.iad12.r.cloudfront.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
AB eCommerce Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
PCActivator

Version:
1.1.1.0

MD5:
4e2bca7751a0563488b4434bc84335e9

SHA-1:
8f4dd915dd12b20ab8d3e8d53b7041d0b527964b

SHA-256:
44e684dd300b3bfb071c8f4427d898ed469ecb5f34dafa900232d1f1dd739cee

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:06:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCActivator.Optional.Meta (L)
16.3.17.9

File size:
2.1 MB (2,206,576 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.1.0

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:
10/6/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/6/2016 7:59:59 PM

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:
11/23/2015 5:46:55 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:OhyVtjLEzyBykKZpFGVhhCjj6mieFdMSaGlidBNKAFVxUsQtz:hVVRJLcj6mieFWSaGlGBNRHU

Entry address:
0x219946

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, 74, 00, 00, 00, 88, 99, 21, 00, 88, 7B, 21, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 77, DC, 2C, BC, 4F, 40, 45, 44, A7, CB, 20, 23, 55, BB, 52, A4, 01, 00, 00, 00, 5A, 3A, 5C, 42, 75, 69, 6C, 64, 65, 72, 5C, 52, 65, 70, 6F, 73, 69, 74, 6F, 72, 69, 65, 73, 5C, 74, 6F, 74, 61, 6C, 73, 79, 73, 74, 65, 6D, 63, 61, 72...
 
[+]

Entropy:
5.9583

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
2.1 MB (2,193,920 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 ec2-54-83-46-0.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.83.46.0:80)

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-54-192-129-180.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.129.180:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-51-202.jfk5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.51.202:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-135-211.syd1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.135.211:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-135-196.syd1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.135.196:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-51-117.jfk5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.51.117:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-58.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.58:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-11-239.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.11.239:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-11-237.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.11.237:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-11-167.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.11.167:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-36-61.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.36.61:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-5.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.5:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-19-99.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.99:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-19-157.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.157:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-135-9.syd1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.135.9:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-135-82.syd1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.135.82:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-135-241.syd1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.135.241:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-135-240.syd1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.135.240:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-135-180.syd1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.135.180:80)

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