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pchealthboost-setup.exe

PCHealthBoost-Setup

Boost Software Inc

The application pchealthboost-setup.exe, “PCHealthBoost Stub Installer KENT-Voldemort ” by Boost Software Inc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.pchealthboost.com.
Publisher:
BoostSoftware Inc.   (signed by Boost Software Inc)

Product:
PCHealthBoost-Setup

Description:
PCHealthBoost Stub Installer KENT-Voldemort

Version:
1.1.1.45

MD5:
bd36953d5793b891407f58c6b92898ed

SHA-1:
1bc4426cd7fbc47a84bf0044b3b68ba372aeb3f9

SHA-256:
3ac11c3d7bbf6478c62979284ebe9b4c60d0b019fff749596302d2c2f79b3006

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 4:33:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.208.204

AVG
Boostsoft
2017.0.2873

Dr.Web
riskware program Program.Unwanted.123
9.0.1.06

ESET NOD32
Detection.Undefined
10.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.PCHealthBoost
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PCSpeedBoost
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.198.15054

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.1.6.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:AdWare.Win32.Eorezo.a!1075356178
23.00.65.16104

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/PCHealth.VFOFfAD
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Riskware.PCHealthBoost
3.12.26.3

File size:
2.8 MB (2,909,976 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.1.45

Copyright:
Copyright BoostSoftware Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pchealthboost-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Boost Software Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/12/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/11/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Boost Software Inc, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Boost Software Inc, L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

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:
747D07834340AFF7F43E2259B7F02CBC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:W9WbZzsIBrCGilUfNBI6KUepyNhEJjdkq/phI5jyBKAzjaM8iQRn/WRC8d9fyNmD:gWbZQ2rCGiluNBVpvmJ5HbkBSjaM8Tn2

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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Entropy:
7.9816

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file pchealthboost-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.pchealthboost.com/repair/5/.../download-now.php

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