| File name: | AcceleratePCPro.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/c11255e6-b0cf-4cc2-9e4d-7f7af558d75e |
| 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: | January 14, 2020, 16:05:29 |
| 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 |
| MD5: | 71D1643E257E42D9BDF8DD598831CCF3 |
| SHA1: | CF3968DA7830352C311C2E895EC726AC2A2A733F |
| SHA256: | 6C5B1C7E01A311DF71671588BC4040BD0D4590B737F4BE88227934785DC2EE93 |
| SSDEEP: | 196608:zhz0HmW/fLR0q/2/BaLa0i2u8n44TwqWi7+B7+oOWRHSTg:tz0HmW/fLR0q/2/BaODNq7+B7+oOWRHr |
MALICIOUS
PCACCELERATE was detected
- AcceleratePCPro.exe (PID: 3172)
SUSPICIOUS
Changes IE settings (feature browser emulation)
- AcceleratePCPro.exe (PID: 3172)
Creates files in the user directory
- AcceleratePCPro.exe (PID: 3172)
Reads internet explorer settings
- AcceleratePCPro.exe (PID: 3172)
Searches for installed software
- AcceleratePCPro.exe (PID: 3172)
INFO
Reads settings of System Certificates
- AcceleratePCPro.exe (PID: 3172)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (16.3) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (14.5) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (3.4) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (2.3) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2020:01:07 16:47:15+01:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 14 |
| CodeSize: | 2457088 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 4334080 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x208494 |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.4.72 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.4.72 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | PC Accelerate Pro Company |
| FileDescription: | PCAP |
| InternalName: | PCAP.exe |
| OriginalFileName: | PCAP.exe |
| ProductName: | PCAP |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.4.72 |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright PC Accelerate Pro Company 2019 |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.4.72 |
Summary
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 07-Jan-2020 15:47:15 |
| Detected languages: |
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| CompanyName: | PC Accelerate Pro Company |
| FileDescription: | PCAP |
| InternalName: | PCAP.exe |
| OriginalFilename: | PCAP.exe |
| ProductName: | PCAP |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.4.72 |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright PC Accelerate Pro Company 2019 |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.4.72 |
DOS Header
| 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: | 0x00000120 |
PE Headers
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 8 |
| Time date stamp: | 07-Jan-2020 15:47:15 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Sections
Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.text | 0x00001000 | 0x00257DCC | 0x00257E00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.58537 |
.rdata | 0x00259000 | 0x0008281C | 0x00082A00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 4.99164 |
.data | 0x002DC000 | 0x0001E4F8 | 0x00007000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 4.76629 |
.gfids | 0x002FB000 | 0x0001AB1C | 0x0001AC00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 4.23368 |
.giats | 0x00316000 | 0x00000010 | 0x00000200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 0.155178 |
.tls | 0x00317000 | 0x00000009 | 0x00000200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 0.0203931 |
.rsrc | 0x00318000 | 0x003398B0 | 0x00339A00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.49046 |
.reloc | 0x00652000 | 0x0002C7F0 | 0x0002C800 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.55824 |
Resources
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.17402 | 1974 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_MANIFEST |
2 | 4.22496 | 3352 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
3 | 4.24666 | 3352 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
4 | 4.24777 | 3352 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
5 | 4.21536 | 2200 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
6 | 4.21536 | 2200 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
7 | 1.38478 | 52 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_STRING |
8 | 3.84264 | 1912 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
9 | 3.83977 | 1912 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
10 | 3.83977 | 1912 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
Imports
ADVAPI32.dll |
COMCTL32.dll |
CRYPT32.dll |
GDI32.dll |
IMM32.dll |
KERNEL32.dll |
MSIMG32.dll |
OLEACC.dll |
OLEAUT32.dll |
PSAPI.DLL |
Total processes
35
Monitored processes
1
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3172 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AcceleratePCPro.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AcceleratePCPro.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: PC Accelerate Pro Company Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: PCAP Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.4.72 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
589
Read events
553
Write events
36
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3172) AcceleratePCPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AcceleratePCPro.exe |
Value: 9999 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3172) AcceleratePCPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\AcceleratePCPro_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3172) AcceleratePCPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PCAP |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ServiceHeartBeat |
Value: 202001141605 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3172) AcceleratePCPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\AcceleratePCPro_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3172) AcceleratePCPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\AcceleratePCPro_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3172) AcceleratePCPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\AcceleratePCPro_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: 4294901760 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3172) AcceleratePCPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\AcceleratePCPro_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3172) AcceleratePCPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\AcceleratePCPro_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3172) AcceleratePCPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\AcceleratePCPro_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3172) AcceleratePCPro.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\AcceleratePCPro_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
2
Text files
58
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\admin@spywaremaid[1].txt | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\admin@pcacceleratepro[1].txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\AcceleratePCPro\AcceleratePCPro.cfg | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\admin@spywaremaid[2].txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\admin@pcaccel[1].txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\admin@softremoval.pcaccel[1].txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\admin@driver-fixer[1].txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\LH043OAM\purchase[1].txt | html | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\AcceleratePCPro\twsm.dat | binary | |
MD5:6FE937839AE1E3163AEB71749C23CFDF | SHA256:C840E38ADC9F477B9A9378A77988CD9F7071559920655513246EA8CF20B6301B | |||
| 3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\AcceleratePCPro\dwsm.dat | binary | |
MD5:6FE937839AE1E3163AEB71749C23CFDF | SHA256:C840E38ADC9F477B9A9378A77988CD9F7071559920655513246EA8CF20B6301B | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
74
TCP/UDP connections
90
DNS requests
14
Threats
76
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.183.70:80 | http://pcacceleratepro.com/site/checkactivation?h=1fc46ff2c9219ddce387df545a778cc7358221fb2e1670c3a6d5cf94ee877fe1&s=3658f4dfdd4ffb728ea9ab25fa517dc1b8684370f0d385e12cc230596cd06121&id=05c9df37f97e18faf584e2fa7dedf91d | US | html | 7.43 Kb | malicious |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.184.70:80 | http://pcacceleratepro.com/site/checkactivation?h=1fc46ff2c9219ddce387df545a778cc7358221fb2e1670c3a6d5cf94ee877fe1&s=3658f4dfdd4ffb728ea9ab25fa517dc1b8684370f0d385e12cc230596cd06121&id=05c9df37f97e18faf584e2fa7dedf91d | US | html | 7.43 Kb | malicious |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.183.70:80 | http://pcacceleratepro.com/site/checkactivation?h=1fc46ff2c9219ddce387df545a778cc7358221fb2e1670c3a6d5cf94ee877fe1&s=3658f4dfdd4ffb728ea9ab25fa517dc1b8684370f0d385e12cc230596cd06121&id=05c9df37f97e18faf584e2fa7dedf91d | US | html | 7.43 Kb | malicious |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.183.70:80 | http://pcacceleratepro.com/site/checkactivation?h=1fc46ff2c9219ddce387df545a778cc7358221fb2e1670c3a6d5cf94ee877fe1&s=3658f4dfdd4ffb728ea9ab25fa517dc1b8684370f0d385e12cc230596cd06121&id=05c9df37f97e18faf584e2fa7dedf91d | US | html | 7.43 Kb | malicious |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.183.70:80 | http://pcacceleratepro.com/site/checkactivation?h=1fc46ff2c9219ddce387df545a778cc7358221fb2e1670c3a6d5cf94ee877fe1&s=3658f4dfdd4ffb728ea9ab25fa517dc1b8684370f0d385e12cc230596cd06121&id=05c9df37f97e18faf584e2fa7dedf91d | US | html | 7.43 Kb | malicious |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.183.70:80 | http://pcacceleratepro.com/site/checkactivation?h=1fc46ff2c9219ddce387df545a778cc7358221fb2e1670c3a6d5cf94ee877fe1&s=3658f4dfdd4ffb728ea9ab25fa517dc1b8684370f0d385e12cc230596cd06121&id=05c9df37f97e18faf584e2fa7dedf91d | US | html | 7.43 Kb | malicious |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.183.70:80 | http://pcacceleratepro.com/site/checkactivation?h=1fc46ff2c9219ddce387df545a778cc7358221fb2e1670c3a6d5cf94ee877fe1&s=3658f4dfdd4ffb728ea9ab25fa517dc1b8684370f0d385e12cc230596cd06121&id=05c9df37f97e18faf584e2fa7dedf91d | US | html | 7.43 Kb | malicious |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.184.70:80 | http://pcacceleratepro.com/site/checkactivation?h=1fc46ff2c9219ddce387df545a778cc7358221fb2e1670c3a6d5cf94ee877fe1&s=3658f4dfdd4ffb728ea9ab25fa517dc1b8684370f0d385e12cc230596cd06121&id=05c9df37f97e18faf584e2fa7dedf91d | US | html | 7.43 Kb | malicious |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.183.70:80 | http://pcacceleratepro.com/site/checkactivation?h=1fc46ff2c9219ddce387df545a778cc7358221fb2e1670c3a6d5cf94ee877fe1&s=3658f4dfdd4ffb728ea9ab25fa517dc1b8684370f0d385e12cc230596cd06121&id=05c9df37f97e18faf584e2fa7dedf91d | US | html | 7.43 Kb | malicious |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.183.70:80 | http://pcacceleratepro.com/site/checkactivation?h=1fc46ff2c9219ddce387df545a778cc7358221fb2e1670c3a6d5cf94ee877fe1&s=3658f4dfdd4ffb728ea9ab25fa517dc1b8684370f0d385e12cc230596cd06121&id=05c9df37f97e18faf584e2fa7dedf91d | US | html | 7.43 Kb | malicious |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | 104.18.183.70:80 | pcacceleratepro.com | Cloudflare Inc | US | shared |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | 104.17.204.32:80 | spywaremaid.com | Cloudflare Inc | US | malicious |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | 172.245.127.102:80 | softwarehelpdata.com | ColoCrossing | US | malicious |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | 104.17.233.32:443 | backend.driver-fixer.com | Cloudflare Inc | US | shared |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | 104.16.217.36:80 | softremoval.pcaccel.com | Cloudflare Inc | US | shared |
— | — | 172.245.127.171:80 | config.instantsupport.help | ColoCrossing | US | malicious |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | 2.19.39.221:443 | seal.websecurity.norton.com | Akamai International B.V. | — | whitelisted |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | 104.18.184.70:443 | pcacceleratepro.com | Cloudflare Inc | US | shared |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | 151.101.2.110:443 | js-agent.newrelic.com | Fastly | US | suspicious |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | 151.101.36.193:443 | i.imgur.com | Fastly | US | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
spywaremaid.com |
| malicious |
softwarehelpdata.com |
| suspicious |
pcacceleratepro.com |
| malicious |
config.instantsupport.help |
| malicious |
softremoval.pcaccel.com |
| malicious |
backend.driver-fixer.com |
| suspicious |
secure2.pcacceleratepro.com |
| malicious |
i.imgur.com |
| malicious |
securedshopgate.com |
| whitelisted |
seal.websecurity.norton.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE PCAcceleratePro PUA/Adware User-Agent |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE PCAcceleratePro PUA/Adware User-Agent |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE PCAcceleratePro PUA/Adware User-Agent |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE PCAcceleratePro PUA/Adware User-Agent |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Observed Suspicious UA (NSIS_Inetc (Mozilla)) |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE PCAcceleratePro PUA/Adware User-Agent |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Observed Suspicious UA (NSIS_Inetc (Mozilla)) |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE PCAcceleratePro PUA/Adware User-Agent |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE PCAcceleratePro PUA/Adware User-Agent |
3172 | AcceleratePCPro.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE PCAcceleratePro PUA/Adware User-Agent |