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pcspeedmaximizer.exe

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 5 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program PC Speed Maximizer v2.2 by Avanquest Software.
Publisher:
Avanquest Software  (signed by Smart PC Solutions, Inc.)

Product:
PC Speed Maximizer

Description:
Fix, clean, optimize your PC!

Version:
2.2.0.2

MD5:
fcabae00fced873f21395276411a84c4

SHA-1:
f7fd0bbcece6f68dea19fd2c2729e705620b4cfa

SHA-256:
4e5163610ab8192b403b847b423727bde4e8d338e069ff0a100a5ef4989cda16

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 8:15:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC
4.0.3.1624

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
19955

ESET NOD32
Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC (variant)
10.10651

G Data
Win32.Application.PCSpeedMax
16.2.24

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities.SmartPCSolutions (M)
16.2.4.15

File size:
18.4 MB (19,248,200 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.0.0

Copyright:
Avanquest Software

Trademarks:
Avanquest Software

Original file name:
PCSpeedMaximizer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pc speed maximizer\pcspeedmaximizer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/15/2009 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/30/2011 8:59:59 PM

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 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5267DCE6AF375FA7C4F1CA65BD87DF80

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:8QvBhIQdZhiIymnBBVilvDRtjqQ9TKBhBuBhBvBhB+B0Zg:8QvTdZhNnBBKDRtjqQ9TC

Entry address:
0xCCF9C

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E4, 53, 33, C0, 89, 45, EC, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, E4, B8, 74, CC, 4C, 00, E8, 38, 95, F3, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, D6, D0, 4C, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 68, E4, D0, 4C, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 01, 00, 1F, 00, E8, ED, 99, F3, FF, 85, C0, 75, 10, 68, E4, D0, 4C, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, E8, B3, 97, F3, FF, EB, 3D, 68, F8, D0, 4C, 00, E8, 3F, A1, F3, FF, 8B, D8, 68, 04, D1, 4C, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 39, 9E, F3, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 86, B0, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 72, 04, 00, 00, 53, 50, E8, DB, A0, F3, FF, 68, F4, 01...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
816.5 KB (836,096 bytes)

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

PC Speed Maximizer v2.2  by Avanquest Software
PC Speed Maximizer is marketed as a PC performance optimizer that utilizes several techniques to attempt to increase the speed of the user's PC include registry tuning (which is a practice that is often criticized by experts as producing no results) as well as hard drive scrubbing.
www.avanquest.com
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