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pcspeedmaximizer.exe

PC Speed Maximizer

AVANQUEST SOFTWARE

The application pcspeedmaximizer.exe by AVANQUEST SOFTWARE has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from webtools.avanquest.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Avanquest Software   (signed by AVANQUEST SOFTWARE)

Product:
PC Speed Maximizer

Version:
4.0

MD5:
9e0e7ff743ba274fcd7d7849f3947496

SHA-1:
9d7a76f9b270afd09b8b0fcf13aec51d8dc59fe3

SHA-256:
30147683d4063cb711ea66e04dbee5cd279bd64fcadfa90669a4cc5bc1a9d88d

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 4:35:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Unwanted
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/SpdUpMyPC.1879024
8.3.1.6

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
22168

Dr.Web
Program.Unwanted.54
9.0.1.0140

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SpeedingUpMyPC (variant)
9.11647

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SpeedingUpMyPC
5/20/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.PCSpeedMax
15.5.25

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.15949

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0313
7.2.140

File size:
1.8 MB (1,879,024 bytes)

Product version:
4.0

Copyright:
Avanquest Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pcspeedmaximizer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVANQUEST SOFTWARE

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/13/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/7/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AVANQUEST SOFTWARE, O=AVANQUEST SOFTWARE, L=Paris, S=Ile de France, C=FR

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
6720EB953FB3B3DD5351FF987A4D7CD7

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:V28jTYWdO9wx1dVMMOQ0Tv+0McWKWZJUiEjTIt4:Q8jTVdOWvdF0S0McW/ZOis/

Entry address:
0x9B24

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, A2, 95, FF, FF, E8, A9, A7, FF, FF, E8, D4, C9, FF, FF, E8, 1B, CA, FF, FF, E8, 0E, F3, FF, FF, E8, 75, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, DB, A1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, A4, A1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 02, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 04, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E4, CD, 40, 00, E8, 53, 96, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E4, CD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file pcspeedmaximizer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_IT_PP_IMA_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=IMA-APN&mrmid=&mtmid=&clickid=ams1CPf5vsXC1ve7RBACGLmemL3Ij-raYCILODcuMC4zMC4xNDYoATD7zcWpBQ..&filter=4480533&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/Utilities/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_IT_PP_MTM_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=MTM&mrmid=&mtmid=20x1Kv37lyYnfYYh1ANNQ71yGYIk000.&clickid=&filter=&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/Utilities/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_IT_PP_MRM_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=PLY&mrmid=1VDVwpKJahdCBDybJdYOgRR-J_2ndvC4NvqK_kcm71DorVgkjYqxiRLUooh_2Ybmas7f3LD_BFqHGEiM5kRWgMqc3HS93X93XehWriaQ31-od4-WUW4owL9McFvRkbp0KnKQAS8J-PWwDU7tpNsPQDLIZ9G1VEyMA5uiTu6gO9lPSS5yIf3Tve3XluzVd594xJFp-_CmOopFN8Qgq0cpVLLrm6vKJfeeICV63-09SPwNpmwXGmjITlxsQJPK-haRpxLOocJoqsmCU_dyS7OfSuIb7CHRdI1iVKpWJRF1narzll01nDClRcmm9ggW3xFpyMXodMfbjZIm-gIRRkT7sNJTwGvKuEJwOelAb1dE7LsIqP9YyVYS-UhAiU4jPYh-MIDc36PMs3YYE1aioTh9HTGAK2R6tyZCIqyuy8QIJRkbfA&mtmid=&clickid=&filter=vis38781249&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/Utilities/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_IT_PP_IMA_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=IMA-APN&mrmid=&mtmid=&clickid=ams1CKqw_MaosqnBaBACGOaByJSIk9fFaiIMNzkuNDIuMTU5LjQ0KAEwo6zoqQU.&filter=4480533&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/Utilities/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/Utilities/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_IT_PP_MTM_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=MTM&mrmid=&mtmid=20x1Kv3VryA1fhD.3s3GzZ1yHDzL000.&clickid=&filter=&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/Utilities/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_IT_PP_MTM_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=MTM&mrmid=&mtmid=20x1Kv4191HXTF1t1rOsCK1ywIG4000.&clickid=&filter=&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/Utilities/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

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