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toolbar20288888.exe

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 toolbar20288888.exe by PC Utilities Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 20 anti-malware scanners. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
PC Utilities Software Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
15e7f637912bee19dae0894659236e16

SHA-1:
12c289cb53ab16d9b7d48627ac6ae35c2c92daea

SHA-256:
c348e45fe6f6e648530ce489e9079089249e0c68212d781f45047e4668e0fa8f

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 9:04:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.708134
5832005

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Optimizer
2014.11.25

AVG
OptimizerPro
2015.0.3280

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.708134
1.0.20.1640

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-763982
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.PWS.Tibia.2625
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Generic.708134
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SpeedingUpMyPC.N application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-d7153df2
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Generic.708134
11.2014-24-11_2

G Data
Application.Generic.708134
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SpeedingUpMyPC
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.185.14120

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.463

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.708134
15.0.0.984

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OptimizerPro.dioyqs
0.28.6.63474

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCUtilities.P
14.11.24.15

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.SZHEWKB
37.0.11296

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Black.Win32.18731
2.0.0.1992

File size:
6.7 MB (7,063,560 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Serbe (latin, Serbie)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\toolbar20288888.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Utilities Software Limited

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
4/18/2014 4:34:54 PM

Valid to:
4/18/2015 4:34:54 PM

Subject:
CN=PC Utilities Software Limited, O=PC Utilities Software Limited, L=London, 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:
4B6A44F88EC8CF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/2/2014 11:10:21 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:3xtfoGEfEDVaiepYaVuzMSddBQrNdFNpIlOu:3xtfGfEDVTec1mBslOu

Entry address:
0x6869

Entry point:
E8, 67, 5F, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, FF, 35, 84, E2, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 60, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D9, 53, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, FC, 2E, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, C1, 2E, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B...
 
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Code size:
81.5 KB (83,456 bytes)

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