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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. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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:
1.1.1.31

MD5:
2fdde535367aa6bfed1f0112628b8d6d

SHA-1:
a613d26388b33d754718dcb798d582e2614a88db

SHA-256:
dc27ee20f8609f62c4d7d2a3ac14558c3233c18324faf3c2e74764d905d37ecc

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:36:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Potentially harmful program PCSpeedBoost.A
2016.0.2898

Dr.Web
riskware program Program.Unwanted.733
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Distromatic.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.BoostSoft
t3scan.1.9.5.0

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM05.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.BoostSoftware.Installer.Meta
15.12.11.19

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Riskware.PCHealthBoost
3.12.26.4

File size:
2.9 MB (3,028,864 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.1.31

Copyright:
Copyright BoostSoftware Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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:
10/13/2013 3:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:2zICKP39kfFIBrGPfcKpcKJjdkq/phI5jyBKAzjaM8iQRn/ZAsOH9EqUrWFr:YQP3+2rGHncKJ5HbkBSjaM8TnBC9Etrc

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9762

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 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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