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pchealthboost-setup.exe

PCHealthBoost-Setup

Boost Software Inc

The application pchealthboost-setup.exe, “PCHealthBoost Stub Installer ” by Boost Software Inc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore monetization download manager to download additional third party applications that may be unwanted by the user. The file has been seen being downloaded from fastpcfixes.com.
Publisher:
BoostSoftware Inc.   (signed by Boost Software Inc)

Product:
PCHealthBoost-Setup

Description:
PCHealthBoost Stub Installer

Version:
1.1.0.31

MD5:
499e67610d012070ac6b369de82f51dd

SHA-1:
9e79866fa9728cf3039adea0099b076e2ac77a1d

SHA-256:
adc5cd8065b330b223d38748f15aa6fe2785281a4ce4d9d49d5ec27ec97fea3c

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 12:53:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Boostsoft
2016.0.2901

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7758
0.98/19360

Dr.Web
riskware program Program.Unwanted.733
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Distromatic
9.10946

G Data
Win32.Application.PCHealthBoost
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PCSpeedBoost
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14496

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM05.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.BoostSoftware.Installer.Meta
15.12.9.7

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.21

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.BProtector/Variant
9458

Total Defense
Win32/PCHealth.VFOFfAD
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Riskware.PCHealthBoost
3.12.26.3

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Virlock.Win32.29883
2.0.0.2556

File size:
2.8 MB (2,957,936 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.31

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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/11/2016 7:59:59 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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:X9WbuzsIBrbGilUfNBI6rhwTuUepyNhEJjdkq/phI5jyBKAzjaM8iQRn/WB8d9fj:tWbuQ2rbGiluNBVrhkvmJ5HbkBSjaM8B

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:
7.9822

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://fastpcfixes.com/1/.../download.php

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