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PCRegistryShield.exe

PCRegistryShield

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The application PCRegistryShield.exe, “PC Registry 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. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program PC Registry Shield by ShieldApps.
Publisher:
ShieldApps  (signed and verified)

Product:
PCRegistryShield

Description:
PC Registry Shield

Version:
2.5.5.0

MD5:
0ea6c9438937356878f91868fcb27948

SHA-1:
5be3911e24e695e9f81c33a6b895c5bc0f8c5a37

SHA-256:
deff74d0fd2b7f7e52f66a2d1ae233ec61f71bcbcff0db55042532712edd5890

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 7:29:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.ShieldApps.Q
14.8.28.21

File size:
4.6 MB (4,800,464 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.5.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
PCRegistryShield.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pc registry shield\pcregistryshield.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ShieldApps

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/21/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/21/2017 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ShieldApps, O=ShieldApps, STREET="5042 WILSHIRE BLVD #18607", L=Los Angeles, S=CA, PostalCode=90036, C=US

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

Serial number:
00BF7B1D88A75BC0648B334EC9478005E3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/4/2014 7:22:50 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:1veHveoveHveLvegveKveKveoveKveKvecveKveKveKveeOThR/3K3h8rGWveqv9:xePeoePeLeQeueueoeueuekeueueueew

Entry address:
0x47B5EA

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, B0, 47, 00, 0C, 00, 00, 00, EC, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5826

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
4.5 MB (4,691,456 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
PCRegistryShield_Start

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
pcregistryshield.exe true


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

PC Registry Shield  by ShieldApps
This is 'registry cleaner' is supposed to optimize a computer by removing invalid registry entries as well as provides some additional utilities.
pcregistryshield.com
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