SLOW-PCfighter.exe
SLOW-PCfighter by SPAMfighter ApS (Signed)
Warning 6 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of SLOW-PCfighter.exe.
Overview
There are 3 versions of slow-pcfighter.exe in the wild, the latest version being 2.3.125.56. A job within the Windows Task Scheduler is added to execute this process of a specific schedule during installation of the program. The average file size is about 11.53 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to SPAMfighter ApS by Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program SLOW-PCfighter from SPAMfighter ApS..
 Details
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| File name: | slow-pcfighter.exe |
| Publisher: | SPAMfighter ApS |
| Product name: | SLOW-PCfighter |
| Description: | SLOW-PCfighter for Registry Cleaner |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\fighters\slow-pcfighter\slow-pcfighter.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | SPAMfighter ApS |
| Authority (CA): | Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd. |
| Effective date: | Sunday, February 21, 2010 |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of SLOW-PCfighter.)
“SLOW-PCfighter uses many advanced technologies to analyze PC errors causing performance issues and speeds up a slow PC and enhances stability. Slow-PCfighter seeks out and removes all unused entries i...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of slow-pcfighter.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'SLOW-PCfighter-Soukup-Startup' runs in the path '\SLOW-PCfighter-Soukup-Startup'
- Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\SLOW-PCfighter-Collin-Startup.job'
- Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\SLOW-PCfighter-Darlita-Startup.job'
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 6 of them detected the following malware.
| Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection | File version |
| avast! |
6.0.1289.0 |
Win32:SlowPCfighter [PUP] |
2.3.101.0 |
| avast! |
6.0.1289.0 |
Win32:SlowPCfighter [PUP] |
2.3.88.0 |
| ESET NOD32 |
7.7738 |
a variant of Win32/SlowPCfighter |
2.3.101.0 |
| Microsoft Security Essentials |
1.9002.0 |
Program:Win32/WinMaximizer |
2.3.101.0 |
| Microsoft Security Essentials |
1.8202.0 |
Program:Win32/WinMaximizer |
2.3.88.0 |
| NOD32 |
7051 |
a variant of Win32/SlowPCfighter |
2.3.88.0 |
All file variations of slow-pcfighter.exe
