» pcspeedup_oc.exe
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pcspeedup_oc.exe

PC Speed Up

Speedchecker Ltd

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application pcspeedup_oc.exe by Speedchecker has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallBrain installer.

File name:

pcspeedup_oc.exe

Publisher:

Speedchecker Limited (signed by Speedchecker Ltd)

Product:

PC Speed Up

Version:

2.3.18

MD5:

65639bc979f0fbaf62c2963f797702a4

SHA-1:

d06b76d31c555394a8e2983876144a0d8adfab18

SHA-256:

1e151949e9985176f2f9cbc0f071d1f6478413dc133bf12e567f58f3100dca15

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Note:

Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:

This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

4/18/2024 8:58:27 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Performersoft (M)

16.12.5.21

File size:

2 MB (2,081,208 bytes)

Product version:

2.3.18

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

InstallBrain

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\opencandy\d13f43dd91cd4dbaa8ef9bd81fa015c2\pcspeedup_oc.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Speedchecker Ltd

Authority:

The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:

1/9/2011 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:

1/9/2013 9:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Speedchecker Ltd, O=Speedchecker Ltd, STREET=2 high royd lane, L=Sheffield, S=Sheffield, PostalCode=S36 7JR, C=GB

Issuer:

CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:

00F4384CEDE86AE94F0E52BBF94CD1E0B4

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

10/30/2010 6:54:54 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

49152:Kpkv6mtvE7/JdmPYIaabhSiWEUQXBklLmMpc1lKU/MGbEZQ4:Okv27/JdezaKB1XBhMpc3ChQ4

Entry address:

0x16478

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, B0, 52, 41, 00, E8, AC, 03, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 45, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 01, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, AB, 41, 00, E8, 4E, EC, FF, FF, E8, F5, E7, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 7F, 84, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, AC, D6, 41, 00, E8, E2, E9, FE, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, AC, D6, 41, 00, B2, 01... 
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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

84 KB (86,016 bytes)

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