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dg_setup.exe

Driver Genius

Driver Information Technology Co., Ltd.

The application dg_setup.exe, “Driver Genius Setup ” by Driver Information Technology Co. has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from driver-genius.softonic.com.
Publisher:
Driver-Soft Inc.   (signed by Driver Information Technology Co., Ltd.)

Product:
Driver Genius

Description:
Driver Genius Setup

Version:
16.0

MD5:
b629e31bf981eba10984bcf168d3d302

SHA-1:
8ef1153b32edb4d90b77f27e59ded9de1852ee46

SHA-256:
65364cc260561276a36d72b55ed6fd9eabac1e02f88752c80568899a22e65653

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 10:51:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DriverSoft.DriverIn.Installer.Meta (L)
16.6.13.21

File size:
10.3 MB (10,839,472 bytes)

Product version:
16.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2002-2016 Driver-Soft Inc. All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\dg_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Driver Information Technology Co., Ltd.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/12/2016 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/19/2017 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Driver Information Technology Co., Ltd.", O="Driver Information Technology Co., Ltd.", L=ChangSha, S=HuNan, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
19889469F66712E6654578C53844C7C1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:EuvrrsAk6Ff9QBw4gZUr8k7gBgs5dh51nezO4WujHBV3rZS:E2r7HFf9Qerer8+JMnsxL3tS

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file dg_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://driver-genius.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=8yS3 KGEYLiw7GKMHzA/.../qzfoP6RVf8l5KxJYC7OSe14dy5rpeSRY4LvSPJl33QrKUOeFZbnvN4w UR83 uQaUObiGMPsloTCWZbZVYMOTWka278qLyFxkb3NQOv69X0ukE65YggNXs=

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