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RegistryTool.EXE

RegistryTool Application

Pc Utility Inc.

The application RegistryTool.EXE by Pc Utility has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler. This file is typically installed with the program RegistryTool by PC Utility, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
PC Utility, Inc.  (signed by Pc Utility Inc. )

Product:
RegistryTool Application

Description:
RegistryTool

Version:
2.8.4125.872

MD5:
20b62cd188af48e9d5dc6ba3b99f62a4

SHA-1:
b0d6f8ef3e6a6f52437db0f2287ec265ea8df3e3

SHA-256:
2147d1baf9af62a04982864e6fc1b0dfe25a9f8c6dfc39f13814460b52f71e06

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 6:57:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/ErrorRepair.A.37
7.11.31.242

avast!
Win32:RegTool-B [PUP]
2014.9-141017

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
12515

Dr.Web
Trojan.Fraudster.194
9.0.1.0290

Kaspersky
Trojan-FakeAV.Win32.RegTool
14.0.0.3089

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Task.M
14.10.17.4

File size:
36.6 MB (38,409,544 bytes)

Product version:
2.8.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright ©2011 PC Utility, Inc.. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
RegistryTool.EXE

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\registrytool\registrytool.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Pc Utility Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/21/2010 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/13/2011 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Pc Utility Inc. ", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Pc Utility Inc. ", L=Ocean Springs, S=Mississippi, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3AD20CDDB887F15DA2951F79198F8DF7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/8/2011 3:37:22 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Xn4a3DtL3Rcr8FTCiT/qOSZKdAH2tLOd4iuyzN31h3aaEMg5iX:3nhLirq/fSZK1t84iuo5aaEMRX

Entry address:
0x1EC0A5

Entry point:
E8, 15, B7, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 14, 68, B8, 07, 6B, 00, E8, 61, 80, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 4D, 10, 78, 3A, 8B, 4D, 08, 2B, 4D, 0C, 89, 4D, 08, FF, 55, 14, EB, ED, 8B, 45, EC, 89, 45, E4, 8B, 45, E4, 8B, 00, 89, 45, E0, 8B, 45, E0, 81, 38, 63, 73, 6D, E0, 74, 0B, C7, 45, DC, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, DC, C3, E8, 58, B7, 00, 00, 8B, 65, E8, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 57, 80, 00, 00, C2, 10, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, D8, 07, 6B, 00, E8, 03, 80, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, C6, 0F, AF, 45...
 
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Entropy:
3.2952

Code size:
2.3 MB (2,449,408 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
RegistryTool Scan

Trigger:
Weekly (Runs weekly)

Description:
Runs RegistryTool to scan your computer for registry problems.


The file RegistryTool.EXE has been discovered within the following program.

RegistryTool  by PC Utility, Inc.
This is a 'registry cleaner' that is supposed to clean or fix a PC by removing invalid registry settings.
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