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AB eCommerce Inc

The application uninst.exe by AB eCommerce Inc 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 is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program PCActivator by PCActivator.COM. This file is typically installed with the program PCActivator by Avanquest Software S.A..
Publisher:
AB eCommerce Inc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0cd98d61133489436eec9aeedadee294

SHA-1:
e10072e83e7c8a010e22c872c51d93567219ef8b

SHA-256:
30b085cd7ed426877688223e0267b9b4e599d06d354356145822be44f8c5633c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/15/2025 1:16:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCActivator.Optional.Meta (L)
16.3.17.9

File size:
31.1 KB (31,840 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pcactivator\uninst.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AB eCommerce Inc

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
7/3/2014 9:30:00 AM

Valid to:
6/9/2015 9:30:00 PM

Subject:
CN=AB eCommerce Inc, O=AB eCommerce Inc, L=Montreal, S=Quebec, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0975652C10C0C9CDD0398B66A18B5FD1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/24/2014 1:31:07 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.50

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:I/ilsojSQ6LBto0P4POFtWYdpSVn2NCLeM8nn3gYRMbPH+BhAZ1Ma:ZOQc142FtWwSICP8nn3gYRNBifMa

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, AC, 6A, 00, 6A, 44, 8D, 45, BC, 50, E8, 7D, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, BC, 44, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 45, AC, 50, 8D, 45, BC, 50, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 00, 20, 40, 00, 6A, 00, E8, A4, 00, 00, 00, C9, C3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 22, 49, 66, 20, 79, 6F, 75, 20, 63, 61, 6E, 27, 74, 20, 63, 6F, 6E, 76, 69, 6E, 63, 65, 20, 74, 68, 65, 6D, 2C, 20, 63, 6F, 6E, 66, 75, 73, 65, 20, 74, 68, 65, 6D, 2E, 22, 20, 2D, 20, 48, 61, 72, 72, 79, 20, 53, 2E, 20, 54, 72, 75, 6D, 61...
 
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Entropy:
5.9852

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
512 Bytes (512 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
PCActivator

Display publisher:
PCActivator.COM

Display version:
1.0

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files\PCActivator\uninst.exe


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

PCActivator  by Avanquest Software S.A.
Publisher's description - “The free diagnostic scan will help you identify items which can be cleaned up or optimized to improve your PC's performance and remove potential privacy risks. ”
www.pcactivator.com
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