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PCTHHook.exe

PCTechHotline

Crawler, LLC

The application PCTHHook.exe, “PCTechHotline Hook Application” by Crawler has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. 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 Hook Application

Version:
3.0.0.1

MD5:
65108e63e02a198cca9223b3a3d4bd18

SHA-1:
15a17f196e4f3967a0dce297d745dd2b3e555833

SHA-256:
68e7e5b4867780623f77e9ac05f0cc544621d42234a8627dcae00a82a57fcf48

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/20/2024 8:18:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Crawler
4.0.3.141016

Dr.Web
riskware program Program.Unwanted.45
9.0.1.0220

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrawBar
14.0.0.3095

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.H
14.10.16.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crawler.I
14.8.8.2

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0814
7.2.289

File size:
62.9 KB (64,360 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.0

Copyright:
© Crawler, LLC

Original file name:
PCTHHook.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Crawler, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/26/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/25/2017 3:59:59 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:
2/4/2014 4:43:59 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:f0n1xpkm7HUQUaf3JIOfrxJryMn3/4tuNKPcNWZsWjcdoWCBY6dpOWty4G:feLpv7/UwCOfbMcNksWjcd2Y6/OIu

Entry address:
0x156B

Entry point:
E8, 1E, 11, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 15, 58, 80, 40, 00, 6A, 01, A3, E4, E0, 40, 00, E8, DB, 17, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, 70, 15, 00, 00, 83, 3D, E4, E0, 40, 00, 00, 59, 59, 75, 08, 6A, 01, E8, C1, 17, 00, 00, 59, 68, 09, 04, 00, C0, E8, 3E, 15, 00, 00, 59, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 24, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 17, E8, C2, 5D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 74, 05, 6A, 02, 59, CD, 29, A3, C8, DE, 40, 00, 89, 0D, C4, DE, 40, 00, 89, 15, C0, DE, 40, 00, 89, 1D, BC, DE, 40, 00, 89, 35, B8, DE, 40, 00, 89, 3D, B4...
 
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Entropy:
5.7080

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file PCTHHook.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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