pcspeedup_with_icon.exe

PC Speed Up

Safe Download Limited

The application pcspeedup_with_icon.exe by Safe Download Limited has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from vzbucket.appscion.com.
Publisher:
Speedchecker Limited   (signed by Safe Download Limited)

Product:
PC Speed Up

Version:
3.2.15.0

MD5:
1b23aa7951e46404a38b91ac505878a4

SHA-1:
bf981c66ebcaa30ddc90d4c3b0bdeafceec455fe

SHA-256:
368b40638675986f2a028febdbac68b0a65ecb8f50e310f3f293665645fc8dff

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
5/1/2024 9:24:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Speedchecker (variant)
8.9099

McAfee
Artemis!1B23AA7951E4
5600.7241

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.SafeDownloadLimited.T
14.2.23.7

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0925
7.2.24

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
3.8 MB (3,955,672 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.15.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Speedchecker Limited 2009-2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\pcspeedup_with_icon.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
7/2/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/26/2014 3:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Safe Download Limited, O=Safe Download Limited, L=Douglas, S=Douglas, C=IM

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0DD2FC97B3C6597CABD97B29D9383440

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/20/2011 5:16:50 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:UNk9ISLLdhQRyxiIjhFi1ON7J/dEKEbBf1m8wvCzdMSHlnrrH7ObxAWq2okmS9BK:4kqSLLdhxn9Qc/KKpC5JlbObxxqkSV57

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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