Beware Setup.exe Installing PcsSecure Onto Your PC!

Welcome the final part of the PcsSecure analysis! I've already provided you with the most important information regarding its malicious activities and website. Today the time has come to analyze PcsSecure installation file. What has to be known about this file? And can reliable anti-virus vendors detect this file as malicious?

I've already mentioned in my previous articles that PcsSecure is one of the most recent Winisoft applications. This fake security program can secretly sneak into victimized systems or be downloaded from malicious websites. When on the system, PcsSecure starts performing fake system scans that generate falsified results. After that, it starts displaying security warnings and system notifications prompting you to purchase a full version of the program. All this not only annoys victims but also can destroy computer systems and corrupt important information. 

Let's now find out if PcsSecure installation file and the entire program are really malicious. According to VirusTotal - an online service providing free malware scanning for individual files - nine out of forty one anti-virus vendors detected the PcsSecure installation file as malicious or potentially harmful. The name of the analyzed file was setup.exe. The size of the file is 360960 bytes and it comes with the MD5 c96ad331c6eb30ea6508e794a3de4c57. Have a look at the following table that provides all the alias names of the analyzed threat.

Table 1. PcsSecure alias names

The analyzed installation file is not the only file related to this malicious program. As is the case with any other rogues, PcsSecure is associated with several distinct files that help to distinguish it from other rogue applications and that need to be deleted in order to remove PcsSecure from an infected system. Have a look at the following table with the most important files, their distinct sizes and MD5 signatures:

Table 2. PcsSecure files

I would highly recommend you to be cautious when browsing the web and downloading any files. Don't click on unknown links and attachments. Besides, don't forget to use a reliable and up-to-date anti-virus application. All these actions may reduce the possibility of catching PcsSecure and other rogue security applications.