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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 6 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.
Publisher:
BoostSoftware Inc.   (signed by Boost Software Inc)

Product:
PCSpeedBoost-Setup

Description:
PCSpeedBoost Stub Installer

Version:
1.1.0.31

MD5:
b2e93b8962356036ea888a33d28da529

SHA-1:
6fdcc2dc777bc77144eba44a8c1b6178732db59a

SHA-256:
14747cb59e12a6454270e49ab6f70ca54e01f6481e9cf4c90bf4a3e90ed54776

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/17/2024 3:48:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Potentially harmful program PCSpeedBoost.A
2017.0.2849

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2524
9.0.1.029

ESET NOD32
Win32/Distromatic.C potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM05.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.1.29.13

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
58

File size:
2.8 MB (2,913,568 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.31

Copyright:
Copyright BoostSoftware Inc.

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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/11/2016 4:59:59 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 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:69D1zsIBrbGilUfNBI6rhwT7cKpcKJjdkq/phI5jyBKAzjaM8iQRn/WGk3W8F3c:0D1Q2rbGiluNBVrh8ncKJ5HbkBSjaM81

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:
7.9847

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 URL.

https://www.upsellit.com/follow.jsp?companyid=2543&sid=9571&cid=930358176433422222837&duration=1209600&dbupdate=1&url=http://.../download.php?utm_source=upsellit&utm_medium=exit pop&utm_campaign=PCSBdl

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