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pcspeedmaximizer.exe

PC Speed Maximizer

Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

The application pcspeedmaximizer.exe by Smart PC Solutions has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from filecdn2.avanquest.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Smart PC Solutions   (signed by Smart PC Solutions, Inc.)

Product:
PC Speed Maximizer

Version:
3.2

MD5:
b6589c03bdad391ff1b5b2b6a7a458aa

SHA-1:
aefa6bc46990273d06f910fdb67dec3bafa30b10

SHA-256:
3e4dea397430c382ee5780e3fcf8f5e2c0781e72e9fbff58eae31ae87985886c

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:10:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/OptimizerPro.Gen
8.3.1.6

AVG
PCCleaner.E
2017.0.2832

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC
4.0.3.16215

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
21945

Dr.Web
Program.Unwanted.16
9.0.1.046

ESET NOD32
Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC (variant)
10.11555

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Foreign.CKLF!tr
2/15/2016

F-Prot
W32/PCSpeedMax.A
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.PCSpeedMax
16.2.25

McAfee
Artemis!F80C5FAC2314
5600.6488

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Unwanted.dsdsaw
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities.SmartPCSolutions.Installer (M)
16.2.15.13

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R02SC0OC415
7.2.46

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R02SC0OC415
10.465.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
39808

ViRobot
Worm.Win32.A.WBNA.3679240[h]
2014.3.20.0

File size:
3.3 MB (3,453,296 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

Copyright:
Smart PC Solutions

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

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:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:ODkR5KJ2Y1ptDZUBHZzunu9W+aLgFbR3II0aCSZr:0S5KJ2if2pZzuKWpsSHajZ

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 2 URLs.

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

http://webtools.mypcspeedmaximizer.es/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_ES_PP_GO_PCSM_CO_DEMO_AQES&keyword=&campaignID=Demographique_M_65_All_Banner&gclid={gclid},CLHwsu-i3b0CFW7MtAodkQEAdg&filter=gaceta.es&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

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