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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 12 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.pcspeedboost.com.
Publisher:
BoostSoftware Inc.   (signed by Boost Software Inc)

Product:
PCSpeedBoost-Setup

Description:
PCSpeedBoost Stub Installer

Version:
1.1.0.10

MD5:
6b60d1eee576257a57514207dee0c743

SHA-1:
7d41122d0957489ec59584a3d171ea361c4976bc

SHA-256:
4e33490119d4f1917eca62207ba45fcb5817f60c718ca749bcbde15ffb3c0fb2

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 4:50:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Neshta.a
7.11.30.172

AVG
Potentially harmful program PCSB.A
2016.0.2908

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2524
9.0.1.0336

ESET NOD32
Win32/Distromatic.C potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.PCHealthBoost
15.12.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PCSpeedBoost
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.200.15159

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM05.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.BoostSoftware.Installer.Meta
15.12.2.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:AdWare.Win32.Eorezo.a!1075356178
23.00.65.151130

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
59

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Riskware.PCHealthBoost
3.12.26.3

File size:
2.8 MB (2,981,520 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.10

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 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:n9DIzFX+6cKpcKJjdkq/phI5jyBKAzjaM8iQRn/WkAYkd7oHL:9DI5+6ncKJ5HbkBSjaM8TnAT7or

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:
7.9823

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.

http://www.pcspeedboost.com/speed/.../1/download_now.php

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