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PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe

PC Privacy Shield

ShieldApps

The application PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe, “This installer database contains the logic and data required to install PC Privacy Shield.” by ShieldApps 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 and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from shieldapps.com.
Publisher:
ShieldApps  (signed and verified)

Product:
PC Privacy Shield

Description:
This installer database contains the logic and data required to install PC Privacy Shield.

Version:
3.0.8

MD5:
12e333c0a6794259e91635ce28a01c6e

SHA-1:
dc9fa5ba6d9bcf00ff3b09b9970227a636137e67

SHA-256:
8bc49936bd59a2bdb91ec6bcfcce6f064bec90826441e45fffc00da4630f375c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
6/29/2025 1:20:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.ShieldApps.Installer.Meta
15.12.4.21

File size:
6.4 MB (6,715,136 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.8

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015 ShieldApps

Original file name:
PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\pcprivacyshieldsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ShieldApps

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/29/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/29/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ShieldApps, O=ShieldApps, L=Encino, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
67DE0C1DD82BF1D662F62398AA97EC55

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/15/2015 4:37:26 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:g/2kqzqNnE2frGMk3feZLdEQ7Uatea0K+O:wqGNnpjGMk3fM7UW9

Entry address:
0xC684C

Entry point:
E8, 59, C8, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 8B, F0, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 1E, E8, 7D, 48, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 89, 30, E8, C5, D5, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, C2, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 0C, 77, 1E, E8, 59, 48, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 89, 30, E8, A1, D5, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, 9D, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 39, 5D, 14, 66, 89, 06, 0F, 95, C0, 40, 39, 45, 0C, 77, 09, E8, 2A, 48, 00, 00, 6A, 22, EB, CF, 8B, 45, 10, 83, C0, FE, 83, F8, 22, 77...
 
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Entropy:
7.8109  (probably packed)

Code size:
1010 KB (1,034,240 bytes)

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

http://shieldapps.com/downloads/.../

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