PUP.Optional.PCSpeedCat

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Short bio

The GUI of PC SpeedCAT

Malicious behavior

PC SpeedCAT installed

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