pcspeedmaximizer_pi.exe

PC Speed Maximizer

Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

The application pcspeedmaximizer_pi.exe by Smart PC Solutions has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 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:
Smart PC Solutions   (signed by Smart PC Solutions, Inc.)

Product:
PC Speed Maximizer

Version:
3.2

MD5:
107f156e6a0ef8f6a9b3d6914713df79

SHA-1:
8381c9acdba5325f9741b9fd4d00a4cc97d11314

SHA-256:
c9ad196149fc620f632a0682b35d7625596f488e8359689c9fe14e71c9cd0f5e

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 5:56:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18232

Dr.Web
Program.Unwanted.52
9.0.1.0141

ESET NOD32
Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC (variant)
8.9767

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.SmartPCSolutions.T
14.6.10.14

File size:
1.9 MB (2,035,288 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

Copyright:
Smart PC Solutions

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
10/14/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/25/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", O="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", L=Alexandria, S=Virginia, C=US, SERIALNUMBER=0661796-3., OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=Virginia, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=US

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

Serial number:
3D1EC03375367AD2596A200ED9646A81

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:Wa3aeDjD546h9Aze7V0EbpbMkULcDsoAaFkRkrTv/inXBgn:H3aKm6v77VXVMkULDTSqRgn

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file pcspeedmaximizer_pi.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 14 URLs.

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_FR_PP_MRM_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=RMX&mrmid=r9sAGzq6UACuAocBAAAAALqZcwAAAAAAAAAYAAIAAAAAAAsACwAGEBCdfQAAAAAAPACOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABaOxkAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8APDBLBUYBAAAAAAAAAGRjOGQ2YmM2LWRkMDAtMTFlMy05NmFhLTRiNmNkZjY2MDcyZQAAAAAAAAA=,eJxzNXKvKM4OzM91z3VOKnPz8c7xMs41Dyi1LMgwza0sNQQAtmYLEg==&clickid=&filter=&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer_PI.exe

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_FR_PP_MRM_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=APN&mrmid=ams1CIGp5rmVpeTrNxACGPS8vrrJ28e3BiINMTk0LjI1NC4yNi42MCgBMO7ZjpoF&filter=&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer_PI.exe

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_FR_PP_MRM_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=RMX&mrmid=r9sAGzq6UACuAocBAAAAALqZcwAAAAAAAAAEAAIAAAAAAAMAAQAGDxCdfQAAAAAAPACOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABaOxkAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8AEd7YdEUBAAAAAAAAADZhZTNiZmNjLWM2ZjYtMTFlMy05NzZlLTUzZmNiMzFmNmIzYQAAAAAAAAA=,eJxzSTQpz83JTs-O8Mv0CtQL9EvPtnBMTCoqrAhOLnAs1gUAuscLTg==&clickid=&filter=&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer_PI.exe

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_FR_PP_MRM_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=RMX&mrmid=r9sAGzq6UACuAocBAAAAAG7kcwAAAAAAAgAAAAIAAAAAAP8AAAACDBCdfQAAAAAAZmqOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABaOxkAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8Ag1nnE0YBAAAAAAAAADkwOTlkNjlhLWRmM2ItMTFlMy1iNzI1LTFmOWVkMzY3YTljZQAAAAAAAAA=,eJwrqcx0Ls8OLch2z.UpD.by9SrKcikwSAlyjSxIrTA3DXI3ddUFAPY3DGQ=&clickid=&filter=&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer_PI.exe

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