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PC Speed Maximizer

Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

The application pcspeedmaximizer.exe, “Fix, clean, optimize your PC!” by Smart PC Solutions has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including PC Speed Maximizer v3.0 by Avanquest Software and PC Speed Maximizer v3.2 by Smart PC Solutions, Inc.. The file has been seen being downloaded from dc600.4shared.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Avanquest Software  (signed by Smart PC Solutions, Inc.)

Product:
PC Speed Maximizer

Description:
Fix, clean, optimize your PC!

Version:
3.0.1.0

MD5:
b733f4dc5f32833230c367603a84a324

SHA-1:
8fe986f9f178a31a3ac5191721cf1ca32e337ea6

SHA-256:
2955a6d89567dec481e2948904aa73b2cd3a950c23fb551610afe13f24beefdb

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:56:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17137

ESET NOD32
Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC (variant)
7.8943

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.SmartPCSolutions.Q
14.6.10.14

File size:
18 MB (18,886,288 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.1.0

Copyright:
Avanquest Software

Trademarks:
Avanquest Software

Original file name:
PCSpeedMaximizer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/5/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/30/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", L=Alexandria, S=Virginia, 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:
502E76B6ACDCDE4F3336BF9286946063

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:s9VtujhHmD32aJ1qpW4OYdSoEeouiEqeV2A2B0Zt:s96jhkJ1qpDfd/EeouiELVJP

Entry address:
0x159338

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E4, 53, 33, C0, 89, 45, EC, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, E4, B8, F8, 8E, 55, 00, E8, 9C, D5, EA, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 72, 94, 55, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 68, 80, 94, 55, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 01, 00, 1F, 00, E8, 31, DB, EA, FF, 85, C0, 75, 10, 68, 80, 94, 55, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 4F, D8, EA, FF, EB, 3D, 68, 94, 94, 55, 00, E8, FB, E3, EA, FF, 8B, D8, 68, A0, 94, 55, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 8D, E0, EA, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 86, B0, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 06, 04, 00, 00, 53, 50, E8, 97, E3, EA, FF, 68, F4, 01...
 
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Entropy:
2.9512

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,410,560 bytes)

The file pcspeedmaximizer.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

PC Speed Maximizer v3.0  by Avanquest Software
Publisher's description - “Keep your computer running like new and protect your privacy with PC Speed Maximizer. PC Speed Maximizer is fast, easy and safe! The program is designed so that even novice users can keep their computers running like new.”
www.avanquest.com
52% remove it
PC Speed Maximizer v3.2  by Smart PC Solutions, Inc.
PC Speed Maximizer is a 'registry cleaner' (whose purpose is to remove redundant items from the Windows registry) that is bundled by 3rd-party download managers . Our tests show that it displays hundreds of false/erroneous detections of items that are causing your PC to be slower.
73% remove it
 
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The file pcspeedmaximizer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://dc600.4shared.com/download/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

http://dc494.4shared.com/download/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

http://dl.filehost.ro/download/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

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