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uninst.exe

Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

The application uninst.exe 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. This file is typically installed with the program PC Speed Maximizer v2.2 by Avanquest Software.
Publisher:
Smart PC Solutions, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
55a7ec87c59023782e25d889c5971f8d

SHA-1:
6e5982f312f7e7d702a55ef9aff796419cd85d4c

SHA-256:
5767be99c9be4e33389ccd5bacb64effbc4927216545afa3783ee3e7789e11c4

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:
4/19/2024 4:51:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities.SmartPCSolutions (M)
16.1.27.2

File size:
92.3 KB (94,480 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pc speed maximizer\uninst.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):
1536:ZjqjoQnFFW375v45dEKJ3tvOUp0WQ9Esv3jtHqfRmqG7k5OTAY63NF934HniASSp:MoqFI7K5dE2tWUeWQWsv3BHqfRmqG7kE

Entry address:
0x123CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, 53, B8, 3C, 23, 41, 00, E8, 3B, 31, FF, FF, B2, 01, A1, 60, 1F, 41, 00, E8, 1B, FC, FF, FF, 8B, D8, BA, 01, 00, 00, 80, 8B, C3, E8, AD, FC, FF, FF, 33, C9, BA, 18, 25, 41, 00, 8B, C3, E8, 03, FD, FF, FF, 84, C0, 74, 5B, BA, 50, 25, 41, 00, 8B, C3, E8, 87, FE, FF, FF, 84, C0, 74, 0C, BA, 50, 25, 41, 00, 8B, C3, E8, 07, FE, FF, FF, BA, 6C, 25, 41, 00, 8B, C3, E8, 6B, FE, FF, FF, 84, C0, 74, 0C, BA, 6C, 25, 41, 00, 8B, C3, E8, EB, FD, FF, FF, BA, 90, 25, 41, 00, 8B, C3, E8, 4F, FE, FF...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
70 KB (71,680 bytes)

The file uninst.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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