sump.exe
SpeedUpMyPC by Uniblue Systems (Signed)
Warning 12 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of sump.exe.
Overview
There are 14 versions of sump.exe in the wild, the latest version being 5.3.8.5. sump.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. The process utilizes the Windows Task Scheduler to automatically launch the file as a process when a user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 338.58 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Uniblue Systems by VeriSign. Numerous variations of sump.exe have been installed with both Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC and SpeedUpMyPC. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 78.56 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 829.91 KB per minute for reads and 195.62 KB per minute for writes.
What is sump.exe?
SpeedUpMyPC is registry cleaner whose purported purpose is to remove redundant items from the Windows registry. SpeedUpMyPC automates the process of looking for invalid entries, missing file references or broken links within the registry and resolving or removing them.
About sump.exe (from Uniblue Systems)
“Is your PC getting slower? With so many different settings, files and processes to monitor, it is hard to identify just what is slowing you down, let alone implement the necessary technical adjustment”
Details |
File name: | sump.exe |
Publisher: | Uniblue Systems Ltd |
Product name: | SpeedUpMyPC |
Description: | Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\uniblue\speedupmypc\sump.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Uniblue Systems |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Expiration date: | Sunday, May 5, 2013 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of SpeedUpMyPC.)
“SpeedUpMyPC combines a range of professional level tools that specifically target system performance optimization, privacy enhancement and hard disk cleanup. System settings, Internet usage, disk clut...”
Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC a Windows registry repair software utility designed to fix potentially damaged registry entries by scanning for entries that point to various files that are no longer active on the...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of sump.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'SpeedUpMyPC' runs on logon in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\SpeedUpMyPC.job'
- Entry path '\SpeedUpMyPC'
- Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\SpeedUpMyPC.job'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\SpeedUpMyPC.job'
- Login entry path '\SpeedUpMyPC'
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 12 of them detected the following malware.
Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection | File version |
ESET NOD32 |
7.8189 |
Win32/SpeedUpMyPC |
5.3.0.14 |
ESET NOD32 |
7.8206 |
Win32/SpeedUpMyPC |
5.3.3.0 |
ESET NOD32 |
7.8229 |
Win32/SpeedUpMyPC |
5.3.4.3 |
ESET NOD32 |
7.8231 |
Win32/SpeedUpMyPC |
5.3.4.4 |
ESET NOD32 |
7.8380 |
Win32/SpeedUpMyPC |
5.3.4.5 |
ESET NOD32 |
7.8430 |
Win32/SpeedUpMyPC |
5.3.8.0 |
ESET NOD32 |
7.8725 |
Win32/SpeedUpMyPC |
5.3.6.0 |
ESET NOD32 |
7.8475 |
Win32/SpeedUpMyPC |
5.3.8.3 |
ESET NOD32 |
7.8585 |
Win32/SpeedUpMyPC |
5.3.8.5 |
ESET NOD32 |
7.8431 |
Win32/SpeedUpMyPC |
5.3.8.1 |
ESET NOD32 |
7.8298 |
Win32/SpeedUpMyPC |
5.3.4.2 |
Trend Micro HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0808 |
5.3.3.0 |
All file variations of sump.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
35.48% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.81% |
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Windows 8 |
16.13% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
9.68% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
6.45% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
4.84% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate N |
1.61% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 44.26% of SpeedUpMyPC.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
23.26% |
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Lenovo |
13.95% |
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Acer |
13.95% |
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ASUS |
13.95% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
11.63% |
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American Megatrends |
9.30% |
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Sony |
9.30% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.33% |
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Alienware |
2.33% |
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