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pcspeedboost-setup.exe

PCSpeedBoost-Setup

Boost Software Inc

The application pcspeedboost-setup.exe, “PCSpeedBoost Stub Installer ” by Boost Software Inc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore monetization download manager to download additional third party applications that may be unwanted by the user. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.upsellit.com and multiple other hosts.

File name:

Publisher:

BoostSoftware Inc. (signed by Boost Software Inc)

Product:

PCSpeedBoost-Setup

Description:

PCSpeedBoost Stub Installer

Version:

1.1.0.20

MD5:

aefb9d606e5d5deba37234293d379950

SHA-1:

2d843813e7fe13a6b2ff34c8cf48f78930b6f0ec

SHA-256:

d3537de43c0722597cc97cfcaeac35b68c94d82672d34ed22ce6fb43d8494221

Scanner detections:

8 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:

5/17/2024 12:40:53 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AVG

Potentially harmful program PCSB.A

2014.0.4235

Dr.Web

infected with BackDoor.Infector.133

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/Distromatic.C potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.PCSpeedBoost

t3scan.1.8.5.0

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM05.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Optional.Installer.S

14.12.29.17

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus

Signed-Riskware.PCHealthBoost

3.12.26.3

File size:

2.8 MB (2,908,008 bytes)

Product version:

1.1.0.20

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

Inno Setup

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\pcspeedboost-setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Boost Software Inc

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

3/12/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

4/11/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Boost Software Inc, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Boost Software Inc, L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

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:

747D07834340AFF7F43E2259B7F02CBC

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

49152:J9DzzsIBrVGPDhwT7cKpcKJjdkq/phI5jyBKAzjaM8iQRn/WRDoH/:XDzQ2rVGrh8ncKJ5HbkBSjaM8TnGof

Entry address:

0xA5F8

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55... 
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Entropy:

7.9846

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file pcspeedboost-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://www.upsellit.com/follow.jsp?companyid=2543&sid=9571&cid=2469615343275361713077&duration=1209600&dbupdate=1&url=http://.../download.php?utm_source=upsellit&utm_medium=exit pop&utm_campaign=PCSBdl

http://www.pcspeedboost.com/download.php?utm_source=upsellit&utm_medium=exit pop&utm_campaign=PCSBdl

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