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PLUMBYTES SOFTWARE LP

The application securitytool.exe by PLUMBYTES SOFTWARE LP has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from pcfixcenter.net.
Publisher:
Plumbytes Software  (signed by PLUMBYTES SOFTWARE LP)

Product:
Plumbytes Anti-Malware

Version:
1.0.1.2

MD5:
93147e8fc1bbc32a7861c3d386a8de02

SHA-1:
a9b378a4b5d97c6da0d5d61fac95755593983787

SHA-256:
3c867b6a5fd8f455801a1d15aefb7aa06104773f2379f977d3e4e7ff6d2d78b9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
8/2/2025 11:11:44 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Plumbytes.Meta (L)
16.6.16.15

File size:
598.3 KB (612,640 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.2

Copyright:
Plumbytes Software

Trademarks:
Plumbytes Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\securitytool.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PLUMBYTES SOFTWARE LP

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/2/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/21/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PLUMBYTES SOFTWARE LP, O=PLUMBYTES SOFTWARE LP, L=EDINBURGH, S="EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND UK", C=GB

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
0A801728CE51A218C22437A4AB4119C1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/17/2016 6:54:38 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:izhxBGPjMC9rVdXlwqx2v7AecybJKGduWG1yvka1NsLkvxl:ya7XdZx2vTcy1KGnG1ysaIkvxl

Entry address:
0x1B71D0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 20, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, F0, EC, FF, C7, 87, F4, B9, 15, 00, 8E, 61, 5C, D2, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46...
 
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Entropy:
7.8791

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
536 KB (548,864 bytes)

The file securitytool.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://pcfixcenter.net/.../securitytool.exe

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