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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 8 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

Version:
3.2

MD5:
a2173fb133374b46a7316b5295cebf4c

SHA-1:
a87b7647dc34b5b6186209377786e946b677c574

SHA-256:
be6ee61947a33ed45a253deb53d2e2457437564e6352487e324f0bf016bc6fa1

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/29/2024 8:17:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Clod4a7.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Trojan.Fakealert.44938
9.0.1.0349

ESET NOD32
Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC (variant)
7.9293

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of optimizerpro.exe (PUP)
2013.12.20.18

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimizerPro.A
v2013.12.15.08

McAfee
Artemis!A2173FB13337
5600.7280

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PCUtilities.F
14.8.8.3

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1030
7.2.339

File size:
6.1 MB (6,426,328 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\{random}.tmp\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
4/5/2013 3:29:35 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2015 11:23:14 AM

Subject:
CN=PC Utilities Software Limited, O=PC Utilities Software Limited, L=London, S=UK, 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:
2B239BABC97410

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

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:/dSmCahuLa1AUa91p0TkR5DwzqQ8X9tbk9jdd+QikG:/g3y5a91pNDwzqQ8X9WTir

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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