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setup.exe

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 13 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer 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:
a4b66ff730c6407b89df0f7a22e58860

SHA-1:
157ed5556d823e756ef81bdfe87cbacf1bb2a2c6

SHA-256:
8077da00d44503a7937e0f9b3e25445d348c7d9f02ca5d3126feb42eb300eeee

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 11:53:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/BProtector.Gen2
7.11.154.102

AVG
Pcutilities
2015.0.3370

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18507

ESET NOD32
Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC (variant)
8.9926

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SpeedingUpMyPC
8/26/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SpeedingUpMyPC
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3346

McAfee
Artemis!A4B66FF730C6
5600.7026

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC.dacfim
0.28.0.60253

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PCUtilities.F
14.8.26.18

Sophos
Generic PUA BF
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH05DG14
7.2.238

File size:
6.6 MB (6,958,760 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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:
3/17/2014 1:11:20 PM

Valid to:
3/17/2016 1:11:20 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27761464329322

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/4/2013 1:24:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:vAMXXVUGYRbOy9qG8SDs0bsTW6tkXZHTBsj:vD1tS99qGnmS6tkXZHI

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9984

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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