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 Additional versions
Additional versions
 
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        SLOW-PCfighter.exe
SLOW-PCfighter by SPAMfighter ApS (Signed)
| Version: | 2.3.88.0 | 
| MD5: | 48ab91dab9ddeb382acb16d4fc01b816 | 
| SHA1: | bc01526f3d16c88e9b85b47fc6ab0f030ba9d3be | 
| SHA256: | 116ce6e1fdfe3324c34b2250a55558324ef0a18cb43100f7b4a6328bbe175199 | 
Warning 3 antivirus scanners has detected malware.
Overview
slow-pcfighter.exe is typically installed with the program SLOW-PCfighter published by SPAMfighter ApS.. The file is digitally signed by SPAMfighter ApS which was issued by the Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd. certificate authority (CA).
 Details
Details
| 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 | 
| File version: | 2.3.88.0 | 
| Size: | 11.54 MB (12,097,672 bytes) | 
| Certificate | 
| Issued to: | SPAMfighter ApS | 
| Authority (CA): | Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd. | 
| Effective date: | Sunday, February 21, 2010 | 
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 | 
| Digital DNA | 
| File packed: | No | 
| .NET CLR: | No | 
More details
 Programs
Programs
The following program will install this file
“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 in your Windows registry from failed software, driver installations, invalid paths, wrong file references, or faulty uninstallations and does a full computer diagnostics. SLOW-PCfighter also optimizes Windows startup making your PC boot fast...”
 
 Behaviors
Behaviors
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
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 3 of them detected the following malware.
| Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection | 
| avast! | 6.0.1289.0 | Win32:SlowPCfighter [PUP] | 
| Microsoft Security Essentials | 1.8202.0 | Program:Win32/WinMaximizer | 
| NOD32 | 7051 | a variant of Win32/SlowPCfighter | 
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Microsoft Windows XP | 66.67% |  | 
| Windows 7 Home Premium | 33.33% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
Austria installs about 33.33% of SLOW-PCfighter.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Hewlett-Packard | 100.00% |  |