They may see these icons in their startmenu, the taskbar and on their desktop:
icons PC SpeedCAT
PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat uses a multitude of Scheduled Task to gain persistence:
Scheduled Tasks PC SpeedCAT
Users will see a notice like this one once they decide they want to fix the found problems:
PC SpeedCAT buy to fix
Malwarebytes can detect and remove PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat without further user interaction.
A Malwarebytes log of removal will look similar to this:
Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.com-Log Details- Scan Date: 9/4/18 Scan Time: 9:37 AM Log File: 5bce62ab-b015-11e8-9ba1-00ffdcc6fdfc.json Administrator: Yes
-Software Information- Version: 3.5.1.2522 Components Version: 1.0.391 Update Package Version: 1.0.6635 License: Premium
-System Information- OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 CPU: x64 File System: NTFS User: {computername}\{username}
-Scan Summary- Scan Type: Threat Scan Scan Initiated By: Manual Result: Completed Objects Scanned: 251839 Threats Detected: 66 Threats Quarantined: 66 Time Elapsed: 3 min, 33 sec
-Scan Options- Memory: Enabled Startup: Enabled Filesystem: Enabled Archives: Enabled Rootkits: Enabled Heuristics: Enabled PUP: Detect PUM: Detect
-Scan Details- Process: 0 (No malicious items detected)
Module: 0 (No malicious items detected)
Registry Key: 17 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TREE\PCAT_{username}_PCSpeedCat_LG_DailyTask, Quarantined, [1466], [336647],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{2EB28B39-AD74-42EB-B354-49B69D35158F}, Quarantined, [1466], [336647],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\PLAIN\{2EB28B39-AD74-42EB-B354-49B69D35158F}, Quarantined, [1466], [336647],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TREE\PCAT_{username}_PCSpeedCat_LogonTask, Quarantined, [1466], [336647],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{25221DC8-AFDB-455F-A923-9CF374ABE329}, Quarantined, [1466], [336647],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\LOGON\{25221DC8-AFDB-455F-A923-9CF374ABE329}, Quarantined, [1466], [336647],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TREE\PCAT_{username}_PCSpeedCat_RS_DailyTask, Quarantined, [1466], [336647],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{7C845A7B-D799-4112-916E-23C1B782B09D}, Quarantined, [1466], [336647],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\PLAIN\{7C845A7B-D799-4112-916E-23C1B782B09D}, Quarantined, [1466], [336647],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TREE\PCAT_{username}_PCSpeedCat_RS_WeeklyTask, Quarantined, [1466], [336647],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{C526BFF2-A994-4F38-B6E4-14FF3B98DE81}, Quarantined, [1466], [336647],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\PLAIN\{C526BFF2-A994-4F38-B6E4-14FF3B98DE81}, Quarantined, [1466], [336647],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TREE\PCAT_SPCTAPP@RUNNER, Quarantined, [1466], [336649],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{ACC08640-6432-4FEB-96A5-C98010DF90B0}, Quarantined, [1466], [336649],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\PLAIN\{ACC08640-6432-4FEB-96A5-C98010DF90B0}, Quarantined, [1466], [336649],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\UNINSTALL\PCSpeedCat_is1, Quarantined, [1466], [336651],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\SPEEDCAT\PCSpeedCat, Quarantined, [1466], [336652],1.0.6635
Registry Value: 5 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{25221DC8-AFDB-455F-A923-9CF374ABE329}|PATH, Quarantined, [1466], [382507],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{2EB28B39-AD74-42EB-B354-49B69D35158F}|PATH, Quarantined, [1466], [382507],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{7C845A7B-D799-4112-916E-23C1B782B09D}|PATH, Quarantined, [1466], [382507],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{ACC08640-6432-4FEB-96A5-C98010DF90B0}|PATH, Quarantined, [1466], [382502],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{C526BFF2-A994-4F38-B6E4-14FF3B98DE81}|PATH, Quarantined, [1466], [382507],1.0.6635
Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected)
Data Stream: 0 (No malicious items detected)
Folder: 8 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\ApplicationData\Registry\2018-09-04_09_36_16.412, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\ApplicationData\NetOpt\2018-09-04_09_36_16.412, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\ApplicationData\Registry, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\ApplicationData\NetOpt, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\ApplicationData, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\base, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\PROGRAMDATA\SPEEDCAT\PCSPEEDCAT, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\PROGRAMDATA\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\START MENU\PROGRAMS\SPEEDCAT\PC SPEEDCAT, Quarantined, [1466], [336643],1.0.6635
File: 36 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\TASKS\PCAT_{username}_PCSpeedCat_LG_DailyTask, Quarantined, [1466], [336647],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\TASKS\PCAT_{username}_PCSpeedCat_LogonTask, Quarantined, [1466], [336647],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\TASKS\PCAT_{username}_PCSpeedCat_RS_DailyTask, Quarantined, [1466], [336647],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\TASKS\PCAT_{username}_PCSpeedCat_RS_WeeklyTask, Quarantined, [1466], [336647],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\ApplicationData\NetOpt\2018-09-04_09_36_16.412\{accfd266-dd55-44bd-a25a-a209b5b2774f}.dat, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\ApplicationData\Registry\2018-09-04_09_36_16.412\{accfd266-dd55-44bd-a25a-a209b5b2774f}.reg, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\ApplicationData\cfg.dat, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\ApplicationData\firstscan.dat, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\ApplicationData\previousissues.dat, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\ApplicationData\systemInfo.dat, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\ApplicationData\user_session.dat, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\base\header120.bmp, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\base\header144.bmp, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\base\header96.bmp, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\base\left120.bmp, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\base\left144.bmp, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\base\left96.bmp, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\base\pcat_en.xml, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\base\pcat_en_url.xml, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\base\pcat_global-config.xml, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\base\pcat_resources.rcc, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\base\pcat_resources_en.rcc, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\base\pcat_widgets.xml, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\base\pcspeedcat.zip, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\base\prodGuide.xml, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\payloadSetup-nv.exe, Quarantined, [1466], [336763],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\PROGRAMDATA\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\START MENU\PROGRAMS\SPEEDCAT\PC SPEEDCAT\SUPPORT.URL, Quarantined, [1466], [336643],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SpeedCat\PC SpeedCat\PC SpeedCat.lnk, Quarantined, [1466], [336643],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SpeedCat\PC SpeedCat\Uninstall PC SpeedCat.lnk, Quarantined, [1466], [336643],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SpeedCat\PC SpeedCat\Web Help Center.url, Quarantined, [1466], [336643],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\USERS\PUBLIC\DESKTOP\PC SPEEDCAT.LNK, Quarantined, [1466], [336645],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MICROSOFT\INTERNET EXPLORER\QUICK LAUNCH\USER PINNED\TASKBAR\PC SPEEDCAT.LNK, Quarantined, [1466], [336646],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\TASKS\PCAT_SPCTAPP@RUNNER, Quarantined, [1466], [336649],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\USERS\{username}\DESKTOP\SPEEDCAT.SETUP.EXE, Quarantined, [1466], [336653],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\TEMP\IS-AQ2U3.TMP\TEMPORARY\ACAT-SETUPIT-ND.EXE, Quarantined, [1466], [336653],1.0.6635 PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\LOCAL\TEMP\IS-AQ2U3.TMP\DOWNLOADED\PAYLOADSETUP.EXE, Quarantined, [1466], [336653],1.0.6635
Physical Sector: 0 (No malicious items detected)
WMI: 0 (No malicious items detected)
(end)
Should users wish to keep this program and exclude it from being detected in future scans, they can add the program to the exclusions list. Here’s how to do it.
You may see these entries in FRST logs:
() C:\Program Files (x86)\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\PCSpeedCat.exe C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\PCAT_{username}_PCSpeedCat_RS_WeeklyTask C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\PCAT_{username}_PCSpeedCat_RS_DailyTask C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\PCAT_{username}_PCSpeedCat_LG_DailyTask C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\PCAT_{username}_PCSpeedCat_LogonTask C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\PCAT_SPCTApp@Runner C:\Users\Public\Desktop\PC SpeedCat.lnk C:\ProgramData\SpeedCat C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SpeedCat C:\ProgramData\Errors C:\ProgramData\DumpFiles C:\Program Files (x86)\SpeedCat C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\SpeedCat-LogsPC SpeedCat (HKLM-x32\...\PCSpeedCat_is1) (Version: 2.1.9 - SpeedCat) Task: {25221DC8-AFDB-455F-A923-9CF374ABE329} - System32\Tasks\PCAT_{username}_PCSpeedCat_LogonTask => C:\Program Files (x86)\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\PCSpeedCat.exe [2018-03-20] () Task: {2EB28B39-AD74-42EB-B354-49B69D35158F} - System32\Tasks\PCAT_{username}_PCSpeedCat_LG_DailyTask => C:\Program Files (x86)\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\PCSpeedCat.exe [2018-03-20] () Task: {7C845A7B-D799-4112-916E-23C1B782B09D} - System32\Tasks\PCAT_{username}_PCSpeedCat_RS_DailyTask => C:\Program Files (x86)\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\PCSpeedCat.exe [2018-03-20] () Task: {ACC08640-6432-4FEB-96A5-C98010DF90B0} - System32\Tasks\PCAT_SPCTApp@Runner => PCSpeedCat.exe Task: {C526BFF2-A994-4F38-B6E4-14FF3B98DE81} - System32\Tasks\PCAT_{username}_PCSpeedCat_RS_WeeklyTask => C:\Program Files (x86)\SpeedCat\PCSpeedCat\PCSpeedCat.exe [2018-03-20] ()
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