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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 8 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:
e4f38ca1f0e3de0f75da71b7ca03452c

SHA-1:
2da4c1adbb8ac1afb75bb43f5473304cc8e28063

SHA-256:
f981460a0c1f24e396f156bba06c4971e7e07403c171c4df3b86d9d805912bd1

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 2:09:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/SpeedingUpMyPC.D.6
7.11.147.112

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18221

ESET NOD32
Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC (variant)
9.9758

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SpeedingUpMyPC
5/24/2015

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.SpeedingUpMyPC
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.063
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities.Installer
15.5.24.15

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0417
7.2.144

File size:
6.7 MB (7,032,456 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:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/20/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/21/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PC Utilities Software Limited, O=PC Utilities Software Limited, STREET=78 York Street, L=London, S=England, PostalCode=W1H 1DP, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00950E57C386D6B1EDADD9385C821B8BC8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/4/2013 7:24:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:hOhJnNUiiv90QywVqD4S3RHcBF2fcHuRSOoV/F:8hJnN8v9BaBHc+f7RoV9

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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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