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PC Utilities Software Limited

Part of the Optimizer Pro / Driver 'PC optimizer' product lines marketed by Adsology and distributed through various bundled software (PPI and commission) channels. The application setup.exe by PC Utilities Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 15 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b4a41d55b3a0a0af87091b329e6a9485

SHA-1:
0b687619d1d134cf7a0810dcb31c306c919a5edd

SHA-256:
41bf7ff62cebcae80a64834a3dd049cde643fd0eebec41da8730375568845920

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Installed with the Optimizer Pro software which is bundled by 3rd-party monetization programs.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 1:03:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.SpeedingUpMyPC
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimizerPro
2014.09.21

AVG
Adware Generic5.ATRO
2014.0.4015

Dr.Web
Trojan.NtRootKit.17528
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SpeedingUpMyPC.L application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-d7153df2
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.PCUtilOptimizerPro
14.9.24

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13432

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

McAfee
Artemis!02C2E1F95791
5600.7001

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.czxyzw
0.28.2.62151

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.20.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PCUtilities.F
14.9.20.21

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.MHdEFO
37.0.11191

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Black.Win32.16768
2.0.0.1928

File size:
5 MB (5,267,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
4/18/2014 10:34:54 AM

Valid to:
4/18/2015 10:34:54 AM

Subject:
CN=PC Utilities Software Limited, O=PC Utilities Software Limited, L=London, C=GB

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4B6A44F88EC8CF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/22/2014 9:59:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:8yeN3bvJ2++ItVC3GRp5qrAbG43K2FS7TfFTS5sVzem2:tkLvo++MGSFSCsQm2

Entry address:
0x3D74C

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, F8, A5, 43, 00, E8, 14, C4, FC, FF, E8, 03, 86, FC, FF, 8D, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9668

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
240.5 KB (246,272 bytes)

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