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setup.exe

Optimizer Pro v3.2

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, “Optimizer Pro – Clean up your PC” by PC Utilities Software Limited 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 and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

PCUtilities Software Limited (signed by PC Utilities Software Limited)

Product:

Optimizer Pro v3.2

Description:

Optimizer Pro – Clean up your PC

Version:

3.3.1.7

MD5:

b7ae4afcab9dc74d546eeed08d540dfd

SHA-1:

58ac1ed56b08aa9529858febd54bcdf7882b8869

SHA-256:

f3964e2d27ca6f1e1bc9100489e43821a9961276123b4fd61ba6934884001b3f

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

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

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 2:19:02 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.PC Utilities (M)

17.3.12.3

File size:

7 MB (7,346,640 bytes)

Product version:

3.3.1.7

PCUtilities Software Limited

Original file name:

OptimizerPR0

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\ProgramData\{9d78d033-393f-3cb3-9d78-8d03339340cc}\setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

PC Utilities Software Limited

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

11/21/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:

11/21/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=PC Utilities Software Limited, O=PC Utilities Software Limited, STREET=78 York Street, L=London, 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:

00F10854548D47F74C920D7091D9057D6E

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/4/2015 1:39:40 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

Entry address:

0xA193

Entry point:

E8, 97, 76, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 85, C0, 74, 12, 83, E8, 08, 81, 38, DD, DD, 00, 00, 75, 07, 50, E8, 28, ED, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, A1, F0, 36, 43, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 8B, 55, 18, 53, 33, DB, 56, 57, 3B, D3, 7E, 1F, 8B, 45, 14, 8B, CA, 49, 38, 18, 74, 08, 40, 3B, CB, 75, F6, 83, C9, FF, 8B, C2, 2B, C1, 48, 3B, C2, 7D, 01, 40, 89, 45, 18, 89, 5D, F8, 39, 5D, 24, 75, 0B, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 00, 8B, 40, 04, 89, 45, 24, 8B, 35, 40, A1, 42, 00... 
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Entropy:

7.9798 (probably packed)

Code size:

163 KB (166,912 bytes)

User Start Menu Item

Name:

setup.exe

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