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pcsblauncher.exe

Forden Limited

The application pcsblauncher.exe, “Fix PC problems and optimize performance” by Forden Limited 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 is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘PC Speed Boost’.
Publisher:
PC Speed Boost  (signed by Forden Limited)

Product:
PC Speed Boost

Description:
Fix PC problems and optimize performance

Version:
3.2.0.0

MD5:
9da93e1886dcafa27d144bb727b61d12

SHA-1:
81c71b71c60c0ae519a8bee3350966e77d717f1c

SHA-256:
eae5a02a2a1854bfc811c57713880b45ea04f036ebfd97d8b24d87bd07fe54da

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 8:53:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCSpeedBoost.Optional.Meta (L)
16.2.7.17

File size:
105.3 KB (107,816 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.0.0

Copyright:
PC Speed Boost

Trademarks:
PC Speed Boost

Original file name:
PCSpeedBoost

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pc speed boost\pcsblauncher.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Forden Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/12/2011 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/11/2013 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Forden Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Forden Limited, L=Hong Kong, S=Hong Kong, C=HK

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
30A63367DC811CCA7538AE8B9943EF70

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:HwuvV2qd7WppTxqKzoUm2PzFLdCjl/Eh0H99CoTj:HNuFxlU2cZJX

Entry address:
0x128B0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, B9, 08, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 49, 75, F9, B8, 20, 28, 41, 00, E8, AB, 2D, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 50, 2B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 8D, 55, E8, 33, C0, E8, FB, FF, FE, FF, 8B, 45, E8, 8D, 55, EC, E8, 18, 46, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 84, 48, 41, 00, E8, 9F, 11, FF, FF, B9, 64, 2B, 41, 00, BA, 7C, 2B, 41, 00, B8, 01, 00, 00, 80, E8, 3F, FE, FF, FF, 3C, 01, 75, 50, 8D, 45, E4, B9, A0, 2B, 41, 00, 8B, 15, 84, 48, 41, 00, E8, 08, 14, FF, FF, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 78, 45, FF, FF, 84, C0, 74, 31...
 
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Entropy:
6.5480

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
71.5 KB (73,216 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
PC Speed Boost

Command:
C:\Program Files\pc speed boost\pcsblauncher.exe


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