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Startw3i

Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

The application startw3i.exe, “PC Speed Maximizer Starter” by Smart PC Solutions has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘Startw3i’. This file is typically installed with the program PC Speed Maximizer v2.2 by Avanquest Software.
Publisher:
Avanquest Software  (signed by Smart PC Solutions, Inc.)

Product:
Startw3i

Description:
PC Speed Maximizer Starter

Version:
2.2.0.0

MD5:
b4bdf1f737c18772e8df9010d1b3b786

SHA-1:
526023dc9d07df4dc094d15f62125750615dade1

SHA-256:
1808fa3bc9efaccaf7236303c5e6b2659adee403eb339fc4d755c091cd2a661d

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/11/2025 11:26:19 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Startup.SmartPCSolutions.I
188838

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17687

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Startup.I
14.6.10.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1270DDBF!309386687
23.00.65.14417

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1021
7.2.109

File size:
169.3 KB (173,328 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.0.0

Copyright:
Avanquest Software

Trademarks:
Avanquest Software

Original file name:
Startw3i

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pc speed maximizer\startw3i.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/16/2009 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/31/2011 1:59:59 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 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5267DCE6AF375FA7C4F1CA65BD87DF80

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:+sFdmwuW03Y/UOPYvwj8ESNsLxyr614P3rVJaBjFhI0XQlNnqUq9d+N2:+2un+lPYvxYK8zIyQlQ9t

Entry address:
0x6AA60

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 44, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, FB, FF, C7, 87, 9C, F0, 04, 00, 88, DF, CE, B1, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 19, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 10, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 78, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
152 KB (155,648 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Startw3i

Command:
C:\Program Files\pc speed maximizer\startw3i.exe


The file startw3i.exe has been discovered within the following program.

PC Speed Maximizer v2.2  by Avanquest Software
PC Speed Maximizer is marketed as a PC performance optimizer that utilizes several techniques to attempt to increase the speed of the user's PC include registry tuning (which is a practice that is often criticized by experts as producing no results) as well as hard drive scrubbing.
www.avanquest.com
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