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StartApps.exe

Startup for Main Application

Xportsoft Technologies

The application StartApps.exe, “Starting up the applicaiton” by Xportsoft Technologies has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler. While running, it connects to the Internet address rs59.steeprockinc.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Xportsoft Technologies  (signed and verified)

Product:
Startup for Main Application

Description:
Starting up the applicaiton

Version:
1.0.1.2

MD5:
f26f806de3aaab3761bf075b882e82f9

SHA-1:
ea1e64f682973c32b1f4b5c8fa55626fc6d4d70c

SHA-256:
7430674a55320278380c12a592cfa259d0f40c7cbc9c3761fe1c3815daba7e55

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 10:53:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.XportOptimizer
4.0.3.151015

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7133

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Symmi.14537
8.15.10.15.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/XportOptimizer.C potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12207

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/XportOptimizer
10/15/2015

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.XportOptimizer
t3scan.1.9.5.0

McAfee
Artemis!3C4E93A00596
5600.6611

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.XportsoftTechnologies.Meta
15.10.15.14

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0326
7.2.288

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
PCOptimizerPro
40038

File size:
391.2 KB (400,616 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.2

Copyright:
(c) Xportsoft Technologies. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
StartApps.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pc optimizer pro\startapps.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Xportsoft Technologies

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/31/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/31/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Xportsoft Technologies, O=Xportsoft Technologies, STREET=Khojkipur, STREET="Near Gugga Maadi, Kardhan Road", L=Ambala Cantt, S=Haryana, PostalCode=133001, C=IN

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

Serial number:
1AA2A20320AF27B7DB8E85BCA67CBE9A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/21/2015 8:29:27 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:4J5skv4qSuIjOj9QY/qzWAjkKSTDvvLA8NQsGIDOig/58T0wW2JV:4f6Oj0BSvvvU8NHDOxhRwrV

Entry address:
0x23F3E

Entry point:
E8, FA, 54, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 30, C7, 44, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 7C, 55, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, C7, 74, 47, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 56, 0D, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, FC, 5A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 29, 39, 7D, 10, 74, E0, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 31, 0D, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, D7, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 35, 56, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, 5F, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 56, 33...
 
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Entropy:
6.2799

Code size:
236 KB (241,664 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
PC Optimizer Pro Idle

Trigger:
Idle (Runs when idle)

Description:
Runs PC Optimizer Pro at Scheduled Time for Idle Scan.


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to rs59.steeprockinc.com  (69.20.11.235:80)

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