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pcspeedmaximizer_01_aqfr.exe

PC Speed Maximizer

Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

The application pcspeedmaximizer_01_aqfr.exe by Smart PC Solutions 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 filecdn.avanquest.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Avanquest Software   (signed by Smart PC Solutions, Inc.)

Product:
PC Speed Maximizer

Version:
3.0

MD5:
22807db3d90dfe3a0fa0488b21ca6003

SHA-1:
a0cdca7b67337e06a36bf7fa9b52e305cc3cddec

SHA-256:
1ddd967b6f27657e51733f1d137d6f74dc4a68acd8e985da99b2ecbb7edd5037

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 4:06:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
PCCleaner.B
2015.0.3536

Bkav FE
W32.Clod419.Trojan
1.3.0.4924

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17757

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit
8.9399

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar
4/14/2014

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of pcspeedmaximizer_aqfr_fb.exe (PUP)
2014.4.25.2

McAfee
Artemis!22807DB3D90D
5600.7192

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.SmartPCSolutions.Y
14.6.10.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

File size:
2.3 MB (2,406,056 bytes)

Product version:
3.0

Copyright:
Avanquest Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pcspeedmaximizer_01_aqfr.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):
49152:t2EG4YYRO++pIDYj7CUtfTlfimybliAYV6W4WqCoQpd1pptq:4EGPYRxEj7CElfim0lix6WGCLdLS

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_01_aqfr.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://filecdn.avanquest.com/ppc/PCSpeedMaximizer/3/.../PCSpeedMaximizer_01_AQFR.EXE

http://web.avanquest.com/download/download.cfm?go=http://filecdn.avanquest.com/ppc/PCSpeedMaximizer/3/.../PCSpeedMaximizer_01_AQFR.EXE

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