PUP.ImproveSpeedPC
Posted: May 8, 2014
Threat Metric
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Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
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% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Ranking: | 14,792 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 23,426 |
First Seen: | May 8, 2014 |
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Last Seen: | September 30, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
ImproveSpeedPC is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that is found as PUP.ImproveSpeedPC. PUP.ImproveSpeedPC may deploy a high-performance algorithm to its one click scan that quickly identifies missing and inaccurate references within the Windows Registry. ImproveSpeedPC may scan the entire Windows Registry for all invalid or obsolete entries and generate a list of errors found. PC users may then choose to clean selected errors or repair all of them. Windows Registry's main function is to store a computer system's configuration. Installing and uninstalling a program may clutter the Registry, which may lead to poor PC performance, system crashes and data loss. During the setup, PUP.ImproveSpeedPC may create a start-up registration point in Windows in order to automatically load when any computer user boots up the PC. A scheduled task may be added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to run PUP.ImproveSpeedPC at various scheduled times (the schedule may vary depending on the version).
Technical Details
File System Modifications
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The following files were created in the system:C:\Program Files (x86)\ImproveSpeedPC\ImproveSpeedPC.exe
File name: ImproveSpeedPC.exeSize: 4.68 MB (4689536 bytes)
MD5: 246b7d1aa4d72ea86a072d5b025be2f6
Detection count: 16,999
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\ImproveSpeedPC\ImproveSpeedPC.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 10, 2021
C:\Program Files (x86)\ImproveSpeedPC\ImproveSpeedPC.exe
File name: ImproveSpeedPC.exeSize: 4.6 MB (4601984 bytes)
MD5: 6d3c57c0d718fd6ea9e22aad166e67fe
Detection count: 930
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\ImproveSpeedPC\ImproveSpeedPC.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 9, 2021
%PROGRAMFILES%\ImproveSpeedPC\ImproveSpeedPC.exe
File name: ImproveSpeedPC.exeSize: 4.68 MB (4685440 bytes)
MD5: 6bf258f81ff296b1edb6f6f2f93f4b32
Detection count: 735
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ImproveSpeedPC
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 8, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ImproveSpeedPC\ImproveSpeedPC.exe
File name: ImproveSpeedPC.exeSize: 14.89 MB (14895784 bytes)
MD5: a4fded5edf15c129f76b8c00d08e5399
Detection count: 459
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ImproveSpeedPC
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 8, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ImproveSpeedPC\ImproveSpeedPC.exe
File name: ImproveSpeedPC.exeSize: 4.68 MB (4689536 bytes)
MD5: 9e3558765cf4c3233394dbb40ad6c931
Detection count: 293
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ImproveSpeedPC
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 8, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\ImproveSpeedPC\ImproveSpeedPC.exe
File name: ImproveSpeedPC.exeSize: 3.6 MB (3603584 bytes)
MD5: 855a9063d15ed054af8b3ec71f7d245a
Detection count: 244
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ImproveSpeedPC
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 8, 2014
C:\Users\<username>\Downloads\ImproveSpeedPC.exe
File name: ImproveSpeedPC.exeSize: 3.38 MB (3383232 bytes)
MD5: b953a0f7dfb95eb5d44fed85f58351e5
Detection count: 222
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Users\<username>\Downloads\ImproveSpeedPC.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 23, 2023
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ImproveSpeedPC\ImproveSpeedPC.exe
File name: ImproveSpeedPC.exeSize: 14.89 MB (14890152 bytes)
MD5: 08040cc4acae53243f8947f108ea9a84
Detection count: 115
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ImproveSpeedPC
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 8, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\ImproveSpeedPC\ImproveSpeedPC.exe
File name: ImproveSpeedPC.exeSize: 4.54 MB (4540032 bytes)
MD5: 2ef83c6491058f798b4da3c3456da153
Detection count: 103
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\ImproveSpeedPC
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 8, 2014
C:\Users\<username>\Downloads\ImproveSpeedPC.exe
File name: ImproveSpeedPC.exeSize: 3.33 MB (3334944 bytes)
MD5: 6ed6df0c24a69631600327337ef35c4b
Detection count: 103
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Users\<username>\Downloads\ImproveSpeedPC.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 23, 2023
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ImproveSpeedPC\ImproveSpeedPC.exe
File name: ImproveSpeedPC.exeSize: 4.54 MB (4540032 bytes)
MD5: 2c007096974c67701f21741a5d830d72
Detection count: 35
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ImproveSpeedPC
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 8, 2014
C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Old Files from laptop\Downloads\ImproveSpeedPC (1).exe
File name: ImproveSpeedPC (1).exeSize: 2.99 MB (2991968 bytes)
MD5: e0b97ea619ea0f7b82c5ea14d525f17d
Detection count: 19
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Old Files from laptop\Downloads\ImproveSpeedPC (1).exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 18, 2022
%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\ImproveSpeedPC.exe
File name: ImproveSpeedPC.exeSize: 3.42 MB (3421488 bytes)
MD5: 5277b8048e2c76c2347dea1b40e6b93c
Detection count: 19
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %USERPROFILE%\My Documents
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 8, 2014
C:\Users\<username>\Documents\CRYPTOGRAMS\ImproveSpeedPC.exe
File name: ImproveSpeedPC.exeSize: 3.38 MB (3383024 bytes)
MD5: 8152c3522b2032b2b2abd1ead5edc3c4
Detection count: 16
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Users\<username>\Documents\CRYPTOGRAMS\ImproveSpeedPC.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 22, 2022
Registry Modifications
File name without pathImproveSpeedPC.lnkRegexp file mask%windir%\System32\Tasks\ImproveSpeedPC%windir%\Tasks\ImproveSpeedPC.jobHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures\ImproveSpeedPC.jobSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures\ImproveSpeedPC.job.fpSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\ImproveSpeedPCSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\ImproveSpeedPC.exeSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ImproveSpeedPCSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\ImproveSpeedPC.exeSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ImproveSpeedPCHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}ImproveSpeedPC
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