| File name: | PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/2e65669e-58d9-40a4-b0ae-840d962894c0 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Adware is a form of malware that targets users with unwanted advertisements, often disrupting their browsing experience. It typically infiltrates systems through software bundling, malicious websites, or deceptive downloads. Once installed, it may track user activity, collect sensitive data, and display intrusive ads, including pop-ups or banners. Some advanced adware variants can bypass security measures and establish persistence on devices, making removal challenging. Additionally, adware can create vulnerabilities that other malware can exploit, posing a significant risk to user privacy and system security. |
| Analysis date: | November 06, 2019, 06:26:48 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive |
| MD5: | 7B44A128AB0D922439D0E57874FDFF4C |
| SHA1: | 0BF3014DD6F51FA3FBC95D97019480AE9E5E4D08 |
| SHA256: | 488F8281F51C39942BEA251240EBA6C9C50291135EBABAB2A076D0DA6CFFF00B |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:8xUQWwPLDLYRmRPJgQsIfmn0myOYZBhVKAYLSPY97HK78fQ11Q1aYq:uUQWwDDLYeJ0jy3HYmiLKvtYq |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.3) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2016:12:11 22:50:38+01:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 24064 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 118272 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 1024 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x316d |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 3.4.3.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 3.4.3.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | ASCII |
| Comments: | PC Privacy Shield |
| CompanyName: | ShieldApps |
| FileDescription: | PC Privacy Shield |
| FileVersion: | 3.4.3.0 |
| InternalName: | PC Privacy Shield |
| LegalCopyright: | © 2017 PC Privacy Shield All Rights Reserved. |
| LegalTrademarks: | Copyright © 2017 ShieldApps |
| OriginalFileName: | PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe |
| ProductName: | PC Privacy Shield |
| ProductVersion: | 3.4.3 |
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 11-Dec-2016 21:50:38 |
| Detected languages: |
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| Comments: | PC Privacy Shield |
| CompanyName: | ShieldApps |
| FileDescription: | PC Privacy Shield |
| FileVersion: | 3.4.3.0 |
| InternalName: | PC Privacy Shield |
| LegalCopyright: | © 2017 PC Privacy Shield All Rights Reserved. |
| LegalTrademarks: | Copyright © 2017 ShieldApps |
| OriginalFilename: | PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe |
| ProductName: | PC Privacy Shield |
| ProductVersion: | 3.4.3 |
| Magic number: | MZ |
|---|---|
| Bytes on last page of file: | 0x0090 |
| Pages in file: | 0x0003 |
| Relocations: | 0x0000 |
| Size of header: | 0x0004 |
| Min extra paragraphs: | 0x0000 |
| Max extra paragraphs: | 0xFFFF |
| Initial SS value: | 0x0000 |
| Initial SP value: | 0x00B8 |
| Checksum: | 0x0000 |
| Initial IP value: | 0x0000 |
| Initial CS value: | 0x0000 |
| Overlay number: | 0x0000 |
| OEM identifier: | 0x0000 |
| OEM information: | 0x0000 |
| Address of NE header: | 0x000000D8 |
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 5 |
| Time date stamp: | 11-Dec-2016 21:50:38 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.text | 0x00001000 | 0x00005CEF | 0x00005E00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.44129 |
.rdata | 0x00007000 | 0x00001246 | 0x00001400 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 5.00503 |
.data | 0x00009000 | 0x0001A7F8 | 0x00000400 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 5.1145 |
.ndata | 0x00024000 | 0x00013000 | 0x00000000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 0 |
.rsrc | 0x00037000 | 0x000254D0 | 0x00025600 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 3.57943 |
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.27844 | 1261 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_MANIFEST |
2 | 2.71801 | 38056 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
3 | 3.40862 | 16936 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
4 | 2.85103 | 9640 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
5 | 1.37346 | 6760 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
6 | 0 | 4264 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
7 | 0 | 2440 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
8 | 0 | 1720 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
9 | 0 | 1128 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_ICON |
103 | 2.81574 | 132 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_GROUP_ICON |
ADVAPI32.dll |
COMCTL32.dll |
GDI32.dll |
KERNEL32.dll |
SHELL32.dll |
USER32.dll |
ole32.dll |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 932 | "C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\InstAct.exe" popuptask | C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\InstAct.exe | — | PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: InstallerActions.Properties Exit code: 0 Version: 3.4.3.0 Modules
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| 956 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: ShieldApps Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: PC Privacy Shield Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 3.4.3.0 Modules
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| 1044 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: ShieldApps Integrity Level: HIGH Description: PC Privacy Shield Exit code: 0 Version: 3.4.3.0 Modules
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| 1160 | "C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\x86\DecryptTool.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default" "MDoEEPgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEwFAYIKoZIhvcNAwcECF5WONagNhuFBBDf+dn5glWiOlxI39VSW+7x" | C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\x86\DecryptTool.exe | — | PCPrivacyShield.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: DecryptTool Exit code: 0 Version: 3.4.3.0 Modules
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| 1856 | "C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\x86\DecryptTool.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default" "MDoEEPgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEwFAYIKoZIhvcNAwcECBID7moqj1ncBBCX/nJW5LunhToYYT3b2tEx" | C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\x86\DecryptTool.exe | — | PCPrivacyShield.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: DecryptTool Exit code: 0 Version: 3.4.3.0 Modules
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| 2096 | "C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\x86\DecryptTool.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default" "MDoEEPgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEwFAYIKoZIhvcNAwcECF5WONagNhuFBBDf+dn5glWiOlxI39VSW+7x" | C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\x86\DecryptTool.exe | — | PCPrivacyShield.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: DecryptTool Exit code: 0 Version: 3.4.3.0 Modules
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| 2260 | "C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\InstAct.exe" installurl | C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\InstAct.exe | PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: InstallerActions.Properties Exit code: 0 Version: 3.4.3.0 Modules
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| 2472 | "C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\InstAct.exe" mastertask | C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\InstAct.exe | — | PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: InstallerActions.Properties Exit code: 0 Version: 3.4.3.0 Modules
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| 2516 | "C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\PCPrivacyShield.exe" startscan | C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\PCPrivacyShield.exe | PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: ShieldApps Integrity Level: HIGH Description: PCPrivacyShield Exit code: 0 Version: 3.4.3.0 Modules
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| 3052 | "C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\x86\DecryptTool.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default" "MDoEEPgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEwFAYIKoZIhvcNAwcECBID7moqj1ncBBCX/nJW5LunhToYYT3b2tEx" | C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\x86\DecryptTool.exe | — | PCPrivacyShield.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: DecryptTool Exit code: 0 Version: 3.4.3.0 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (1044) PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ShieldApps\PC Privacy Shield |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Path |
Value: C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1044) PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ShieldApps\PC Privacy Shield |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Version |
Value: 3.4.3 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1044) PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\PCPrivacyShield.exe |
| Operation: | write | Name: | |
Value: C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\PCPrivacyShield.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1044) PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC Privacy Shield |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: PC Privacy Shield | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1044) PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC Privacy Shield |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayVersion |
Value: 3.4.3 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1044) PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC Privacy Shield |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Publisher |
Value: ShieldApps | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1044) PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC Privacy Shield |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\PCPrivacyShield.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1044) PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC Privacy Shield |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UninstallString |
Value: C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\uninstall.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1044) PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC Privacy Shield |
| Operation: | write | Name: | QuietUninstallString |
Value: C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\uninstall.exe /S | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1044) PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC Privacy Shield |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NoModify |
Value: 1 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1044 | PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\InstAct.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1044 | PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\PCPrivacyShield.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1044 | PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\Push.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1044 | PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\Perpetuum.dll | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1044 | PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\TaskTools.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1044 | PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\Setup.dll | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1044 | PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\Util.dll | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1044 | PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsiB38C.tmp\StdUtils.dll | executable | |
MD5:E6E1B2FA0F634B3A92CD798D7E1D1FCB | SHA256:9736E0E0D56E312B3F04F3E4E3AF47B3968B92E221084EBA35982C4DE63C93D0 | |||
| 1044 | PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll | executable | |
MD5:B72060FC6231F4A67523726BFCA497D3 | SHA256:69706722182C176E554276C491CF2086732E98798B4D38C0E53CF70ACEA2A5A1 | |||
| 1044 | PCPrivacyShieldSetup.exe | C:\Program Files\PC Privacy Shield\Newtonsoft.Json.dll | executable | |
MD5:16DA92C91E58F6D8A22E493AE442EDBF | SHA256:A0CEC060326927EA2952E49FBD5069A476BF2A475ADE2D0D62D6E17C5D1847A9 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2516 | PCPrivacyShield.exe | POST | 200 | 37.97.173.64:80 | http://pcprivshield.shieldapps.software/pcprivshield/pcprivshield.php | NL | text | 203 b | malicious |
2516 | PCPrivacyShield.exe | POST | 200 | 37.97.173.64:80 | http://pcprivshield.shieldapps.software/pcprivshield/pcprivshield.php | NL | text | 600 b | malicious |
2260 | InstAct.exe | POST | 200 | 37.97.173.64:80 | http://pcprivshield.shieldapps.software/pcprivshield/pcprivshield.php | NL | text | 78 b | malicious |
3792 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 50.87.249.90:80 | http://shieldapps.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/post-install-new-privacy.png | US | image | 65.8 Kb | suspicious |
3784 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 204.79.197.200:80 | http://www.bing.com/favicon.ico | US | image | 237 b | whitelisted |
2260 | InstAct.exe | POST | 200 | 37.97.173.64:80 | http://pcprivshield.shieldapps.software/pcprivshield/pcprivshield.php | NL | text | 203 b | malicious |
3856 | InstAct.exe | POST | 200 | 37.97.173.64:80 | http://pcprivshield.shieldapps.software/pcprivshield/pcprivshield.php | NL | — | — | malicious |
2516 | PCPrivacyShield.exe | POST | 200 | 37.97.173.64:80 | http://pcprivshield.shieldapps.software/pcprivshield/pcprivshield.php | NL | — | — | malicious |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2516 | PCPrivacyShield.exe | 37.97.173.64:80 | pcprivshield.shieldapps.software | Transip B.V. | NL | malicious |
2260 | InstAct.exe | 37.97.173.64:80 | pcprivshield.shieldapps.software | Transip B.V. | NL | malicious |
3856 | InstAct.exe | 37.97.173.64:80 | pcprivshield.shieldapps.software | Transip B.V. | NL | malicious |
3792 | iexplore.exe | 50.87.249.90:443 | shieldapps.com | Unified Layer | US | unknown |
3784 | iexplore.exe | 204.79.197.200:80 | www.bing.com | Microsoft Corporation | US | whitelisted |
3792 | iexplore.exe | 172.217.18.2:443 | www.googleadservices.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
3792 | iexplore.exe | 172.217.23.106:443 | fonts.googleapis.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
3792 | iexplore.exe | 172.217.22.99:443 | fonts.gstatic.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
3792 | iexplore.exe | 50.87.249.90:80 | shieldapps.com | Unified Layer | US | unknown |
3792 | iexplore.exe | 216.58.210.8:443 | www.googletagmanager.com | Google Inc. | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
pcprivshield.shieldapps.software |
| malicious |
shieldapps.com |
| suspicious |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
fonts.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
www.googleadservices.com |
| whitelisted |
fonts.gstatic.com |
| whitelisted |
www.googletagmanager.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
3856 | InstAct.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] Win32/PCCleaner PUP Install Checkin |
2516 | PCPrivacyShield.exe | Misc activity | ADWARE [PTsecurity] PUP:Downloader.Win32.Morstar.ahfn |