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pcspeedmaximizer_pih.exe

PC Speed Maximizer

AVANQUEST SOFTWARE

The application pcspeedmaximizer_pih.exe by AVANQUEST SOFTWARE has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 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:
cd440b6a425ee5e487b212dce2125cb1

SHA-1:
77ab1b04b504dea2ae6edb6b5738f214a0fae544

SHA-256:
68392c40d68cba6d63e2bb7b8e8b1a4f58dc1179cf5e30a38ed8c86b26568636

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 4:05:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Unwanted
7.1.1

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20421

Dr.Web
Program.Unwanted.54
9.0.1.012

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SpeedingUpMyPC (variant)
9.10906

G Data
Win32.Application.PCSpeedMax
15.1.24

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1123
7.2.12

File size:
1.8 MB (1,879,432 bytes)

Product version:
4.0

Copyright:
Avanquest Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVANQUEST SOFTWARE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/7/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/1/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AVANQUEST SOFTWARE, OU=Technology, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=AVANQUEST SOFTWARE, L=Paris, S=Paris, C=FR

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:
79CC3E5A3DB621E78898C3B669104F68

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:S2wjTYWdO9wx1dVMMOQ0Tv+0McWKWZJUiEfXtc:DwjTVdOWvdF0S0McW/ZOiF

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_pih.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_IT_PP_CPXI_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=CPXI&mrmid=&mtmid=&clickid=318599402&filter=270191&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/Utilities/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_IT_PP_CPXI_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=CPXI&mrmid=&mtmid=&clickid=331311309&filter=270191&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/Utilities/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_IT_PP_CPXI_PCSM&keyword=&campaignID=CPXI&mrmid=&mtmid=&clickid=335986413&filter=270191&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/Utilities/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer.exe

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_IT_PP_FB_PCSM&keyword=Articolo2&campaignID=PCSM_FB&filter=&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer_PIH.exe

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

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_IT_PP_FB_PCSM&keyword=Articolo1&campaignID=PCSM_FB&filter=&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/PCSpeedMaximizer/.../PCSpeedMaximizer_PIH.exe

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