URL:

https://www.google.com/search?q=pc+optimizer+pro&rlz=1C1AVFC_enCZ881CZ881&oq=pc+optimizer+pro&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l7.5149j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/7c7177f6-3134-439b-9047-9208eca63489
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: September 30, 2020, 04:31:59
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

E4EDB3C929D28B280E9B85BB196BAF9F

SHA1:

2839F820A0548708D0FA19DE739A7737501EB6C2

SHA256:

56CDA33E2BE3BE9E2ED7BF681FEAC59F1827D32392629E71E705B7470671C899

SSDEEP:

3:N8DSLIwAEXGph7J/bbj5goh7J/b5WYG9A/Q07SHKjX9GiVzjId:2OLIwBGD7J/bbNgoh7J/b5u9A/dIKjTy

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Loads dropped or rewritten executable

      • PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe (PID: 2260)
    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe (PID: 2412)
      • PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe (PID: 2260)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe (PID: 2260)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 2696)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 2376)
    • Executed via COM

      • DllHost.exe (PID: 2200)
    • Removes files from Windows directory

      • DllHost.exe (PID: 2200)
  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2696)
    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2376)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 2696)
    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2696)
    • Reads the hosts file

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2376)
      • chrome.exe (PID: 2696)
    • Dropped object may contain Bitcoin addresses

      • chrome.exe (PID: 2376)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
117
Monitored processes
73
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
2

Behavior graph

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drop and start drop and start start chrome.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs pcoptimizerproinstaller.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs pcoptimizerproinstaller.exe chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs chrome.exe no specs Copy/Move/Rename/Delete/Link Object no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
632"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1016,6104392434419783717,4720793642672910390,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=13503048085332019794 --renderer-client-id=39 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5568 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
664"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1016,6104392434419783717,4720793642672910390,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=12296271275075188733 --renderer-client-id=66 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3764 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
824"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1016,6104392434419783717,4720793642672910390,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=10391914529890191976 --renderer-client-id=57 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4816 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
924"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1016,6104392434419783717,4720793642672910390,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=1504783544707681778 --renderer-client-id=6 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2236 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
960"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1016,6104392434419783717,4720793642672910390,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=12709178478172618374 --renderer-client-id=38 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5520 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
984"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1016,6104392434419783717,4720793642672910390,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --no-sandbox --service-request-channel-token=2921413078089364668 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6252 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1016"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1016,6104392434419783717,4720793642672910390,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --service-request-channel-token=5251250605698219571 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3348 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1092"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1016,6104392434419783717,4720793642672910390,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=12214920783779626667 --renderer-client-id=52 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6644 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1252"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --field-trial-handle=1016,6104392434419783717,4720793642672910390,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --lang=en-US --no-sandbox --service-request-channel-token=1824758605948993089 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4608 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
1744"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=1016,6104392434419783717,4720793642672910390,131072 --enable-features=PasswordImport --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --enable-offline-auto-reload --enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --service-request-channel-token=10130977063260106234 --renderer-client-id=45 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6644 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exechrome.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Google LLC
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Google Chrome
Exit code:
0
Version:
75.0.3770.100
Modules
Images
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\google\chrome\application\75.0.3770.100\chrome_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
c:\windows\system32\shlwapi.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
Total events
1 711
Read events
1 486
Write events
221
Delete events
4

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2736) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:writeName:2696-13245913935291500
Value:
259
(PID) Process:(2696) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2696) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(2696) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
(PID) Process:(2696) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
01000000
(PID) Process:(2696) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2696) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:dr
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2696) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome
Operation:writeName:UsageStatsInSample
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2696) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BrowserExitCodes
Operation:delete valueName:3228-13245745346152343
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2696) chrome.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}
Operation:writeName:usagestats
Value:
0
Executable files
6
Suspicious files
361
Text files
193
Unknown types
26

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2696chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-5F740A4F-A88.pma
MD5:
SHA256:
2696chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\7fbfb6e7-3cac-40a4-9f54-cc01f52f9058.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2696chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\000046.dbtmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2696chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old~RF227bc2.TMPtext
MD5:
SHA256:
2696chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old~RF227bc2.TMPtext
MD5:
SHA256:
2696chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOG.old~RF227bf1.TMPtext
MD5:
SHA256:
2696chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Platform Notifications\LOG.old
MD5:
SHA256:
2696chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\metadata\LOG.old
MD5:
SHA256:
2696chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\BudgetDatabase\LOG.old~RF227c10.TMPtext
MD5:
SHA256:
2696chrome.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\BudgetDatabase\LOG.oldtext
MD5:
SHA256:
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
307
DNS requests
210
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2376
chrome.exe
GET
301
107.180.79.78:80
http://www.pcoptimizerpro.com/downld/PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe
US
html
188 b
malicious
2376
chrome.exe
GET
200
93.184.221.240:80
http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab
US
compressed
57.5 Kb
whitelisted
2376
chrome.exe
GET
304
93.184.221.240:80
http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab
US
compressed
57.5 Kb
whitelisted
2376
chrome.exe
GET
304
93.184.221.240:80
http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab
US
compressed
57.5 Kb
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2376
chrome.exe
216.58.208.99:443
clientservices.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2376
chrome.exe
172.217.17.109:443
accounts.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2376
chrome.exe
172.217.20.99:443
www.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2376
chrome.exe
216.58.208.110:443
clients1.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2376
chrome.exe
216.58.211.99:443
fonts.gstatic.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2376
chrome.exe
216.58.214.14:443
consent.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2376
chrome.exe
172.217.168.206:443
ogs.google.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2376
chrome.exe
107.180.79.78:443
www.pcoptimizerpro.com
GoDaddy.com, LLC
US
malicious
2376
chrome.exe
216.58.214.2:443
adservice.google.com
Google Inc.
US
suspicious
2376
chrome.exe
216.58.211.106:443
fonts.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
www.google.com
  • 216.58.208.100
malicious
clientservices.googleapis.com
  • 216.58.208.99
whitelisted
accounts.google.com
  • 172.217.17.109
shared
www.gstatic.com
  • 172.217.20.99
whitelisted
clients1.google.com
  • 216.58.208.110
whitelisted
fonts.gstatic.com
  • 216.58.211.99
whitelisted
clients2.google.com
  • 216.58.208.110
whitelisted
ssl.gstatic.com
  • 216.58.214.3
whitelisted
consent.google.com
  • 216.58.214.14
shared
www.pcoptimizerpro.com
  • 107.180.79.78
malicious

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
1052
svchost.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO Observed DNS Query to .cloud TLD
No debug info