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pclunst.exe

PC Cleaners Inc.

The application pclunst.exe by PC Cleaners 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 is a setup program which is used to install the application. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program PC Cleaners by PC Cleaners. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.pccleanerpro.com.
Publisher:
PC Cleaners  (signed by PC Cleaners Inc.)

Product:
PC Cleaners

Description:
PC Cleaner Pro

Version:
10.0.0.0

MD5:
7e703579c7f90b9268f28f09cf414b48

SHA-1:
05e76e923e5a8bed9451fa68c3b70f6181eae135

SHA-256:
babb0bfa0806035470a6c101395cde0084fb43771e69437b5df5216e460405f8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:50:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCCleaner.Installer.Meta (M)
16.6.10.14

File size:
4.9 MB (5,160,208 bytes)

Product version:
10.0.0.0

Copyright:
(c)2014 PC Cleaners Inc. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
PCSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\pclunst.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Cleaners Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/13/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/14/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PC Cleaners Inc., O=PC Cleaners Inc., POBox=92677, STREET="220 Newport Center Dr. Suite #197", L=Newport Beach, S=California, PostalCode=92660, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C9E049157A6A920D966DC639E40B25DA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/12/2015 8:08:48 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:O/zTSH+T9l36/RS7B61mtvgiKWFwyt3WrDINaUIKOo:OfSH+v651MvgGd54wa9Do

Entry address:
0x4AD0B20

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 9E, 04, 8D, BE, 00, 40, A1, FB, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
4.9 MB (5,128,192 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
PC Cleaners

Display publisher:
PC Cleaners

Uninstall string:
"C:\ProgramData\pclunst.exe" -removeit


The file pclunst.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.pccleanerpro.com/.../scan.php

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