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pcoptimizerprosetup.exe

Xportsoft Technologies

The application pcoptimizerprosetup.exe by Xportsoft Technologies has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from chph.softwaretop.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Xportsoft Technologies  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e1372a4455e0c5bef4d9408f6eefc8ab

SHA-1:
1b16f15c272467f93598233debcdb9e0f0554f32

SHA-256:
168850587b3c64605b2d6bfa4cde92d4b02a80ceafb93e4168b611e06ff4db50

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 7:12:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.4
9.0.1.0140

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9616

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.05.20.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.T
14.5.20.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14518

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.6E597AF5
7.2.140

File size:
6.4 MB (6,731,192 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pcoptimizerprosetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Xportsoft Technologies

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/24/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/24/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Xportsoft Technologies, OU=Admin, O=Xportsoft Technologies, STREET="Near Gugga Maadi, Kohjkipur", STREET=Kardhan Road, L=Ambala Cantt, S=Haryana, PostalCode=133001, C=IN

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

Serial number:
00B836BB5EBC9FBEE7AC39B7D577D1EC85

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:nsvOj3t2ZHvSt5ayMxGXGG68ZqtMIqYo/MzB5K3JPkn:nFtxX+8ZqtMxZPkn

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file pcoptimizerprosetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://chph.softwaretop.net/2014/.../pc-optimizer-pro-6534.exe

http://www.pcoptimizerpro.com/PCOptimizerProSetup.exe

http://www.pcoptimizerpro.com/.../PCOptimizerProSetup.exe

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