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PCSpeedSetup.exe

Speed Software Inc

The application PCSpeedSetup.exe by Speed Software Inc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 17 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The setup program bundles additional offers, mostly adware, using the InstallBrain installer, a pay-per-install monetization download manager. InstallBrain will also install a background updater service that will update any installed browser add-ons and plug-ins.
Publisher:
PCSpeed  (signed by Speed Software Inc)

Product:
PCSpeed

Version:
14.9.8.22

MD5:
ff6149c1d03480c4371c1bc0dc2ef968

SHA-1:
26759e01cf918d27875eba1d6a935e9555c84372

SHA-256:
573175a4cda4ceaec31082af2fb789fa95157711279d4c8b5c46151af7f51abc

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallBrain monetization platform from iBario to deliver bundled adware both search toolbars and PC optimizers from Performersoft.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 3:54:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.InstallBrain.E
827

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallBrain
2014.10.31

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallBrain.Gen
7.11.182.116

Bitdefender
Adware.InstallBrain.E
1.0.20.1515

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installbrain-1522
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28512
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.InstallBrain
14.10.30

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallBrain.CN potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-3442f84d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.InstallBrain.E
11.2014-30-10_5

G Data
Adware.InstallBrain
14.10.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallBrain
v2014.10.30.06

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.InstallBrain.E
15.0.0.909

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallBrain.derzsq
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Adware.InstallBrain.E
14.10.30.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.M
14.10.30.16

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.BrainInst
3.12.26.3

File size:
1.2 MB (1,290,784 bytes)

Product version:
14.9.8.22

Copyright:
Copyright 2014

Original file name:
PCSpeedSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Speed Software Inc

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
2/1/2014 8:04:49 AM

Valid to:
2/1/2017 8:04:49 AM

Subject:
CN=Speed Software Inc, O=Speed Software Inc, L=Beaverton, S=Oregon, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
280393C0146B62

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/20/2014 6:24:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+1QfopqgdeVXi6kgaINVD4W7CS7YsXDV6YkHzr9jWp04h5GOjbvD/+XbdeXcKAU7:+1wg8XiTcNV7CS7bkY8xWa4xDmXbdAAc

Entry address:
0x1A81F

Entry point:
E8, 30, 6D, FF, FF, E9, 2B, 9D, FE, FF, C7, 01, 64, B5, 41, 00, E9, B8, 64, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, 64, B5, 41, 00, E8, A5, 64, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, 69, 20, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, 51, 10, 56, 8B, 32, 8D, 41, 48, 3B, F0, 74, 12, 89, 71, 3C, 8B, 71, 30, 8B, 36, 57, 8B, 79, 20, 03, 37, 5F, 89, 71, 40, 89, 02, 8B, 51, 20, 89, 02, 8B, D1, 2B, D0, 8B, 41, 30, 83, C2, 49, 89, 10, 5E, C3, B8, 60, 3A, 42, 00, C3, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, B8, F6, 2F...
 
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Entropy:
7.4785

Code size:
102.5 KB (104,960 bytes)

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