spmguard.exe

PC Speed Maximizer Performance Monitor

Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

The application spmguard.exe, “Performance Monitor” by Smart PC Solutions has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Smart PC Solutions  (signed by Smart PC Solutions, Inc.)

Product:
PC Speed Maximizer Performance Monitor

Description:
Performance Monitor

Version:
3.2.0.0

MD5:
139389411dda3af87d2a3715d7b8a632

SHA-1:
d6e4c633ec580f73d7ae58be462110a0cdcfe4cf

SHA-256:
4df1a5308e55af56b14b4a937895a3c349cb3093b29421651614602761fb2b4a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 11:21:50 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities (M)
17.3.8.15

File size:
789.3 KB (808,248 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.0.0

Copyright:
Smart PC Solutions

Trademarks:
Smart PC Solutions

Original file name:
SPMGuard

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pc speed maximizer\spmguard.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/5/2011 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/30/2014 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", L=Alexandria, S=Virginia, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
502E76B6ACDCDE4F3336BF9286946063

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 7:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x57338

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 28, 71, 45, 00, E8, 58, EA, FA, FF, 68, CC, 73, 45, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 01, 00, 1F, 00, E8, FF, ED, FA, FF, 85, C0, 75, 67, 68, CC, 73, 45, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 45, EC, FA, FF, A1, 84, 90, 45, 00, 8B, 00, E8, F5, 99, FF, FF, A1, 84, 90, 45, 00, 8B, 00, BA, E0, 73, 45, 00, E8, DC, 95, FF, FF, 8B, 0D, 74, 91, 45, 00, A1, 84, 90, 45, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, 38, 6B, 45, 00, E8, E4, 99, FF, FF, 8B, 0D, AC, 91, 45, 00, A1, 84, 90, 45, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, 08, 57, 45, 00, E8, CC, 99, FF, FF...
 
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Entropy:
5.4936

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
345 KB (353,280 bytes)

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