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PCTechHotlineSvc.exe

PCTechHotline

Crawler, LLC

The application PCTechHotlineSvc.exe, “PCTechHotline Service” by Crawler has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “PCTechHotlineService”. This file is typically installed with the program PC Tech Hotline by Crawler, LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Crawler, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
PCTechHotline

Description:
PCTechHotline Service

Version:
3.0.0.1

MD5:
2205f935bdf9ac70e7c011b8f71415a5

SHA-1:
c63d40cfdfd575cf504471a649598dd5e3ff4692

SHA-256:
a5c210ce0c0be226abc0c002bd81899f8250d8b889dcbae4f6daa7929a9f768c

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
6/3/2024 11:46:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.30.172

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Crawler
4.0.3.14911

Dr.Web
Trojan.Damaged.1
9.0.1.0220

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot
t3scan.2.2.29

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.Crawler.Q
14.8.8.2

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10435

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4729122
29732

File size:
685.4 KB (701,800 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.0

Copyright:
© Crawler, LLC

Original file name:
PCTechHotlineSvc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pctechhotline\pctechhotlinesvc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Crawler, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/26/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/25/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Crawler, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Crawler, LLC", L=Boca Raton, S=Florida, C=US

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:
48E3A7F6CBA47D0C3FCD17CF81AB3F76

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/31/2014 9:07:57 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lihxGgf4M1REYgSXOAzsWKCY+NTA6bOfXHDHp:ohxH1R/g4OAzLYcTA4+H7p

Entry address:
0xA4AF0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, 53, 56, 57, B8, 58, F4, 49, 00, E8, A5, 62, F6, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 41, 4B, 4A, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 68, 60, 4B, 4A, 00, B9, 98, 4B, 4A, 00, B2, 01, A1, 80, F2, 49, 00, E8, 41, 78, FF, FF, 8B, D8, 8B, C3, E8, 10, 79, FF, FF, 8B, C3, E8, 41, 10, F6, FF, 33, C0, 5A, 59, 59, 64, 89, 10, EB, 0A, E9, DA, 1B, F6, FF, E8, 2D, 20, F6, FF, 5F, 5E, 5B, E8, 99, 25, F6, FF, 00, B0, 04, 02, 00, FF, FF, FF, FF, 14, 00, 00, 00, 50, 00, 43, 00, 54, 00, 65, 00, 63, 00, 68, 00, 48, 00, 6F, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.3070

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
652 KB (667,648 bytes)

Service
Display name:
PCTechHotlineService

Service name:
PCTechHotlineSvc

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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

PC Tech Hotline  by Crawler, LLC
Publisher's description - “You may order the Service by submitting a service plan order through the PC Tech Hotline website or by calling PC Tech Hotline.”
www.PCTechHotline.com
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