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pkstarter.exe

Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

The application pkstarter.exe by Smart PC Solutions has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Smart PC Solutions, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
57a9f9e7816a4bdb91cc7d04a5bf45c6

SHA-1:
cd13138be17f4d73009ec8a22a701e55c526a687

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 4:40:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities.SmartPCSolutions (M)
16.2.1.18

File size:
44.8 KB (45,840 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\przyspiesz komputer\pkstarter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/16/2009 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/31/2011 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", L=Alexandria, S=Virginia, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5267DCE6AF375FA7C4F1CA65BD87DF80

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:kC7qgQhFw1dmqTIIA65x9haFbgPFclG4gB4qtVsxOv8xhLEUb4R/:z7qgQWhEH8a85TsxOExhoQ8/

Entry address:
0x8000

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E0, 33, C0, 89, 45, E0, 89, 45, E4, 89, 45, EC, 89, 45, E8, B8, B8, 7F, 40, 00, E8, C6, C5, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, B9, 80, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 8D, 55, E8, 33, C0, E8, 32, A7, FF, FF, 8B, 45, E8, 8D, 55, EC, E8, 27, D6, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 9C, A7, 40, 00, E8, 46, B7, FF, FF, 8D, 45, E4, B9, D0, 80, 40, 00, 8B, 15, 9C, A7, 40, 00, E8, 9F, B9, FF, FF, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 9F, D5, FF, FF, 84, C0, 74, 31, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, 68, E8, 80, 40, 00, 8D, 45, E0, B9, D0, 80, 40, 00, 8B, 15...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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