File name:

PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/0e064131-5316-4d29-83bf-09179546f926
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: December 27, 2024, 07:38:43
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive, 5 sections
MD5:

A50C74202E2F4D938BABF556B9F54725

SHA1:

6810DB1606CAC6AB19EDBAA49620BA197EF7BC64

SHA256:

937CCAD21C0271169104539269B5F3FAA43D6CA2E36D676FBF9B6FA6DF41B40A

SSDEEP:

49152:ow3E/lpFJpOhj8ZJvL/QAwN1h1zjZblxwr2UGlm3qnzvSZsrKCB4TlwuwHNBb2j:paa4Zpc7h15bDwvGA6zvSZse7TSoj

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Registers / Runs the DLL via REGSVR32.EXE

      • PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe (PID: 6524)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe (PID: 6524)
    • The process creates files with name similar to system file names

      • PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe (PID: 6524)
    • Creates a software uninstall entry

      • PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe (PID: 6524)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • PCOptimizerProStartApps.exe (PID: 7008)
      • PCOptimizerPro.exe (PID: 7144)
    • Checks Windows Trust Settings

      • PCOptimizerPro.exe (PID: 7144)
    • Malware-specific behavior (creating "System.dll" in Temp)

      • PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe (PID: 6524)
  • INFO

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe (PID: 6524)
    • Checks supported languages

      • PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe (PID: 6524)
      • PCOptimizerProStartApps.exe (PID: 7008)
      • PCOptimizerPro.exe (PID: 7144)
    • Reads the computer name

      • PCOptimizerPro.exe (PID: 7144)
      • PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe (PID: 6524)
    • Reads CPU info

      • PCOptimizerPro.exe (PID: 7144)
    • Creates files in the program directory

      • PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe (PID: 6524)
      • PCOptimizerPro.exe (PID: 7144)
    • The process uses the downloaded file

      • PCOptimizerProStartApps.exe (PID: 7008)
    • Process checks computer location settings

      • PCOptimizerProStartApps.exe (PID: 7008)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • PCOptimizerPro.exe (PID: 7144)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • PCOptimizerPro.exe (PID: 7144)
    • Sends debugging messages

      • regsvr32.exe (PID: 6960)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • PCOptimizerPro.exe (PID: 7144)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • PCOptimizerPro.exe (PID: 7144)
      • PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe (PID: 6524)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (6)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2019:12:16 00:50:56+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 25600
InitializedDataSize: 162816
UninitializedDataSize: 1024
EntryPoint: 0x326b
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: 6
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 8.1.1.6
ProductVersionNumber: 8.1.1.6
FileFlagsMask: 0x0000
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Spanish (Castilian)
CharacterSet: Windows, Latin1
Comments: PC Optimizer Pro Nothing optimize your PC better for more details visit http://www.pcoptmizerpro.com
CompanyName: Xportsoft.com
FileDescription: PC Optimizer Pro
FileVersion: 8.1.1.6
InternalName: PC Optimizer Pro Nothing optimize your PC better
LegalCopyright: (c) Xportsoft Technologies. All rights reserved.
LegalTrademarks: Xportsoft Technoliges Pvt. Ltd.
OriginalFileName: PC Optimizer Pro
ProductName: PC Optimizer Pro
ProductVersion: 8.1.1.6
No data.
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Total processes
128
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start pcoptimizerproinstaller.exe regsvr32.exe pcoptimizerprostartapps.exe no specs pcoptimizerpro.exe pcoptimizerproinstaller.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
6320"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PCOptimizerProInstaller.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Xportsoft.com
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
PC Optimizer Pro
Exit code:
3221226540
Version:
8.1.1.6
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\pcoptimizerproinstaller.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
6524"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Xportsoft.com
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
PC Optimizer Pro
Exit code:
0
Version:
8.1.1.6
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\pcoptimizerproinstaller.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
6960regsvr32.exe /s "C:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\PCOptProCtxMenu.dll" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PCOptimizerProInstaller.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Microsoft(C) Register Server
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\regsvr32.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\aclayers.dll
7008"C:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\PCOPtimizerproStartApps.exe" "C:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\PCOptimizerPro.exe"C:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\PCOptimizerProStartApps.exePCOptimizerProInstaller.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Xportsoft Technologies
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Starting up the applicaiton
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.9
Modules
Images
c:\program files\pc optimizer pro\pcoptimizerprostartapps.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
7144"C:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\PCOptimizerPro.exe" C:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\PCOptimizerPro.exe
PCOptimizerProStartApps.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Xportsoft Technologies
Integrity Level:
HIGH
Description:
Nothing optimize your PC better
Version:
8, 1, 1, 6
Modules
Images
c:\program files\pc optimizer pro\pcoptimizerpro.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
Total events
1 347
Read events
1 316
Write events
26
Delete events
5

Modification events

(PID) Process:(6960) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{203ABD21-41F1-4F1B-BAE3-D6A89A90D239}\InprocServer32
Operation:writeName:ThreadingModel
Value:
Apartment
(PID) Process:(6960) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{203ABD21-41F1-4F1B-BAE3-D6A89A90D239}\InprocServer32
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(6960) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{203ABD21-41F1-4F1B-BAE3-D6A89A90D239}
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(6960) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PCProCtxMenu
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(6960) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PCProCtxMenu
Operation:delete keyName:(default)
Value:
(PID) Process:(6960) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\Interface\{12AB121E-44C6-488B-8773-B0AE25E662E1}\TypeLib
Operation:writeName:Version
Value:
1.0
(PID) Process:(6960) regsvr32.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{12AB121E-44C6-488B-8773-B0AE25E662E1}\TypeLib
Operation:writeName:Version
Value:
1.0
(PID) Process:(6524) PCOptimizerProInstaller.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC Optimizer Pro
Operation:writeName:DisplayName
Value:
PC Optimizer Pro
(PID) Process:(6524) PCOptimizerProInstaller.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC Optimizer Pro
Operation:writeName:UninstallString
Value:
C:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\uninst.exe
(PID) Process:(6524) PCOptimizerProInstaller.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC Optimizer Pro
Operation:writeName:DisplayIcon
Value:
C:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\PCOptimizerPro.exe
Executable files
10
Suspicious files
14
Text files
9
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6524PCOptimizerProInstaller.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsr5BD0.tmp\LangDLL.dllexecutable
MD5:DE3558CE305E32F742FF25B697407FEC
SHA256:98160B4EBB4870F64B13A45F5384B693614AE5CA1B5243EDF461CA0B5A6D479A
6524PCOptimizerProInstaller.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsr5BD0.tmp\modern-header.bmpimage
MD5:2E9AD88F5A52C0CBDBE3D4FD93DCF6CC
SHA256:D31D0DA901EDA4A56BC1AA899F69BA90CC2B8338AE382CEFA088DDFDBCA41A58
6524PCOptimizerProInstaller.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsr5BD0.tmp\nsDialogs.dllexecutable
MD5:AB101F38562C8545A641E95172C354B4
SHA256:3CDF3E24C87666ED5C582B8B028C01EE6AC16D5A9B8D8D684AE67605376786EA
6524PCOptimizerProInstaller.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsr5BD0.tmp\System.dllexecutable
MD5:FBE295E5A1ACFBD0A6271898F885FE6A
SHA256:A1390A78533C47E55CC364E97AF431117126D04A7FAED49390210EA3E89DD0E1
6524PCOptimizerProInstaller.exeC:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\PCOptimizerProStartApps.exeexecutable
MD5:FEF32B3E500338788F90A80DF1CE328B
SHA256:877E4CE4230C68504DBA02BE9EA2A17D5FF52FC08E1E25A386F1E49BAF2373B8
6524PCOptimizerProInstaller.exeC:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\PCOptimizerProTrays.exeexecutable
MD5:1AE41A873E8D0C6E4A37C6FB366AC235
SHA256:3287724F1F2E5AF5004082C0B7DC8ADE2B20CC86BA4044A81B5C4942C5634644
6524PCOptimizerProInstaller.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsr5BD0.tmp\GetVersion.dllexecutable
MD5:DC9562578490DF8BC464071F125BFC19
SHA256:0351FE33A6EB13417437C1BAAEE248442FB1ECC2C65940C9996BCDA574677C3F
6524PCOptimizerProInstaller.exeC:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\PCOptimizerPro.exeexecutable
MD5:E3EAF30B68A0D5D7ECC66EE20245DA04
SHA256:81AC2BF8338D5068BF224A058B9DA8F45CF7CD19F76EAD74DC356A1CAB305DC4
6524PCOptimizerProInstaller.exeC:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\Languages\EN.xmlxml
MD5:78FF55F081E2266EDB914AA426FB521B
SHA256:4CC17D1D813574363E030EDF6A09D398916C4C3BD2B7F5E25DD7FFD94D3B0018
6524PCOptimizerProInstaller.exeC:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\Languages\DE.xmlxml
MD5:1EBD8CC9732943E9D794CCDB80BFEE75
SHA256:642906467DA21E57419ADF9597477DC4A8E14221274AD286F6497CF34AB2B0CE
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HTTP(S) requests
15
TCP/UDP connections
35
DNS requests
17
Threats
3

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
GET
200
2.16.164.49:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
2.16.164.49:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
7144
PCOptimizerPro.exe
GET
200
104.18.38.233:80
http://ocsp.comodoca.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRTtU9uFqgVGHhJwXZyWCNXmVR5ngQUoBEKIz6W8Qfs4q8p74Klf9AwpLQCEDlyRDr5IrdR19NsEN0xNZU%3D
unknown
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
whitelisted
7144
PCOptimizerPro.exe
GET
200
172.64.149.23:80
http://ocsp.usertrust.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTNMNJMNDqCqx8FcBWK16EHdimS6QQUU3m%2FWqorSs9UgOHYm8Cd8rIDZssCEGxVq9vQB5LHnQcM2BGe1r8%3D
unknown
whitelisted
7144
PCOptimizerPro.exe
GET
301
50.63.8.124:80
http://www.pcoptimizerpro.com/admin/isrenewed.aspx?bitver=32&h=&uq=525400A80C84&uq1=18F7786F96EE&uq2=000000000000&tid=GLF&tidsub=1
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
2.16.164.49:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
95.101.149.131:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
2.23.209.177:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
GB
whitelisted
192.229.221.95:80
ocsp.digicert.com
EDGECAST
US
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
40.126.31.67:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
192.229.221.95:80
ocsp.digicert.com
EDGECAST
US
whitelisted
1076
svchost.exe
184.28.89.167:443
go.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.164.49
  • 2.16.164.120
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
google.com
  • 216.58.206.46
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 2.23.209.177
  • 2.23.209.179
  • 2.23.209.150
  • 2.23.209.182
  • 2.23.209.133
  • 2.23.209.176
  • 2.23.209.140
  • 2.23.209.161
  • 2.23.209.149
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 192.229.221.95
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.67
  • 20.190.159.75
  • 20.190.159.73
  • 20.190.159.4
  • 20.190.159.68
  • 40.126.31.69
  • 20.190.159.64
  • 40.126.31.71
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 184.28.89.167
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
www.pcoptimizerpro.com
  • 50.63.8.124
malicious
ocsp.comodoca.com
  • 104.18.38.233
  • 172.64.149.23
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
7144
PCOptimizerPro.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET USER_AGENTS Suspicious User Agent (Microsoft Internet Explorer)
7144
PCOptimizerPro.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO Observed ZeroSSL SSL/TLS Certificate
7144
PCOptimizerPro.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET USER_AGENTS Suspicious User Agent (Microsoft Internet Explorer)
Process
Message
regsvr32.exe
HKCR { NoRemove CLSID { ForceRemove {203ABD21-41F1-4F1B-BAE3-D6A89A90D239} = s 'PCProCtxMenu Class' { InprocServer32 = s 'C:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\PCOptProCtxMenu.dll' { val ThreadingModel = s 'Apartment' } } } NoRemove * { NoRemove ShellEx { NoRemove ContextMenuHandlers { ForceRemove PCProCtxMenu = s '{203ABD21-41F1-4F1B-BAE3-D6A89A90D239}' } } } NoRemove lnkfile { NoRemove ShellEx { NoRemove ContextMenuHandlers { ForceRemove PCProCtxMenu = s '{203ABD21-41F1-4F1B-BAE3-D6A89A90D239}' } } } }
regsvr32.exe
HKCR { NoRemove CLSID { ForceRemove {203ABD21-41F1-4F1B-BAE3-D6A89A90D239} = s 'PCProCtxMenu Class' { InprocServer32 = s 'C:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\PCOptProCtxMenu.dll' { val ThreadingModel = s 'Apartment' } } } NoRemove * { NoRemove ShellEx { NoRemove ContextMenuHandlers { ForceRemove PCProCtxMenu = s '{203ABD21-41F1-4F1B-BAE3-D6A89A90D239}' } } } NoRemove lnkfile { NoRemove ShellEx { NoRemove ContextMenuHandlers { ForceRemove PCProCtxMenu = s '{203ABD21-41F1-4F1B-BAE3-D6A89A90D239}' } } } }