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PCSpeedScan.exe

PCSpeedScan

Ascentive LLC

The application PCSpeedScan.exe by Ascentive has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program PC SpeedScan Pro by Ascentive which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Ascentive LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
PCSpeedScan

Version:
8.01.0005

MD5:
d4a0e9e8705b7e81252fa1dbb9c9cca9

SHA-1:
643004b8abe30ce87b000a19d575d5190ac72de6

SHA-256:
37fcb0992ee9728a62d54dc0f1136d401c5178fa73248a06c50b32e2f86a0ba7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 12:17:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.2.4.9

File size:
1.9 MB (2,022,464 bytes)

Product version:
8.01.0005

Original file name:
PCSpeedScan.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ascentive\pc speedscan pro\pcspeedscan.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ascentive LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/27/2013 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/28/2014 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ascentive LLC, O=Ascentive LLC, STREET=201 Spring Garden St, STREET=Suite 400, L=Philadelphia, S=PA, PostalCode=19123, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
387389B99D075D7F1C97769EC0402BF0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/8/2014 3:39:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:yvdhsEgoFUljneiaI9sQuZCeuJBUdoI47PC:yvdmwJl

Entry address:
0x13F8

Entry point:
68, E4, 16, 40, 00, E8, F0, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 48, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 00, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 76, 83, DC, FC, B7, 8B, 96, 4D, BF, 09, 3E, E9, C8, 26, 66, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 73, F5, 06, AB, C4, 09, 50, 43, 53, 70, 65, 65, 64, 53, 63, 61, 6E, 00, 00, 91, 47, 72, 00, D0, 3A, DF, 99, 14, 46, 26, 00, 00, 00, 00, 90, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 34, D4, 4A, D7, 4A, 97, 80, 4F, 81, 57, 92, 19, 40, 4A, 5C, 7C, 01, 00, 00, 00, A0, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.6844

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual Basic v5.0

Code size:
1.9 MB (1,945,600 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
PC SpeedScan Pro@Logon

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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

PC SpeedScan Pro  by Ascentive
PC SpeedScan Pro from Ascentive, the group that does the FinallyFastPC informercials, is a PC optimization program.
www.ascentive.com
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