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pchealthboost-setup.exe

PCHealthBoost-Setup

Boost Software Inc

The application pchealthboost-setup.exe, “PCHealthBoost Stub Installer KENT-INJECTED ” 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 pchealthboost.com.
Publisher:
BoostSoftware Inc.   (signed by Boost Software Inc)

Product:
PCHealthBoost-Setup

Description:
PCHealthBoost Stub Installer KENT-INJECTED

Version:
1.1.1.45

MD5:
8effa412487dc2e34f5dc40732dc1a95

SHA-1:
e5fbf0ce69b69d97fcf426c74294aae4a038d1cd

SHA-256:
8713a57e76652dc02b755cf6010927ab1c3c6aa7566fad9a8ff58bce4ccd2b38

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:
4/20/2024 12:09:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.208.204

AVG
Boostsoft
2016.0.3139

Dr.Web
riskware program Program.Unwanted.120
9.0.1.0105

ESET NOD32
Detection.Undefined
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.PCHealthBoost
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 21386.crdownload
2015.7.16.20

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PCSpeedBoost
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.202.15544

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Installer.BoostSoftware
15.4.14.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:AdWare.Win32.Eorezo.a!1075356178
23.00.65.15413

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
58

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Riskware.PCHealthBoost
3.12.26.3

File size:
2.8 MB (2,959,696 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 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:X9WblzsIBrCGilUfNBI6rhwTuUepyNhEJjdkq/phI5jyBKAzjaM8iQRn/WG8d9f6:tWblQ2rCGiluNBVrhkvmJ5HbkBSjaM89

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://pchealthboost.com/a/cb/clean/.../download_now.php?_ga=1.114234575.993232869.1413494986

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