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pchkguard.exe

PC Health Kit Performance Monitor

Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

The application pchkguard.exe by Smart PC Solutions has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program PC Health Kit v3.2 by PC Health Labs which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
PC Health Labs  (signed by Smart PC Solutions, Inc.)

Product:
PC Health Kit Performance Monitor

Version:
3.2.0.0

MD5:
d0e760f662ad4e3d03df92b1123a900f

SHA-1:
c5168585c781a8ae17b04bd7071cbd91bd1adc1c

SHA-256:
349185ca0c50905a57c617c6de23e6976841bba53221a1739ecd23120c549ce8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 11:58:43 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities.SmartPCSolutions (M)
16.2.10.15

File size:
968.1 KB (991,344 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.0.0

Copyright:
PC Health Labs

Trademarks:
PC Health Labs

Original file name:
PCHKGuard

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pc health kit\pchkguard.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
10/14/2013 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/25/2014 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", O="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", L=Alexandria, S=Virginia, C=US, SERIALNUMBER=0661796-3., OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=Virginia, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
3D1EC03375367AD2596A200ED9646A81

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 7:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GcfsmWS+wQ+ZPrOe6CgBZIkiiX1BOAk+xzh4Sg3:GWs3rCPr561ZFzlcAkh3

Entry address:
0x570DC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, CC, 6E, 45, 00, E8, B4, EC, FA, FF, 68, 70, 71, 45, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 01, 00, 1F, 00, E8, 53, F0, FA, FF, 85, C0, 75, 67, 68, 70, 71, 45, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 99, EE, FA, FF, A1, 84, 90, 45, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 25, 9B, FF, FF, A1, 84, 90, 45, 00, 8B, 00, BA, 84, 71, 45, 00, E8, 0C, 97, FF, FF, 8B, 0D, 74, 91, 45, 00, A1, 84, 90, 45, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, E4, 68, 45, 00, E8, 14, 9B, FF, FF, 8B, 0D, AC, 91, 45, 00, A1, 84, 90, 45, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, 38, 55, 45, 00, E8, FC, 9A, FF, FF...
 
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Entropy:
5.4680

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
344.5 KB (352,768 bytes)

The file pchkguard.exe has been discovered within the following program.

PC Health Kit v3.2  by PC Health Labs
PC Health Kit is a PC optimization program that is co-bundled with various 3rd party download managers. The software is a rebranded version of PC Performer distributed.
www.pchealthkit.com
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