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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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Driver-Soft Inc.   (signed by Driver Information Technology Co., Ltd.)

Product:
Driver Genius

Description:
Driver Genius Setup

Version:
16.0

MD5:
bc5daa020f6c14264d90955cd73b661e

SHA-1:
df3582a1e17019b9c574623b2cf923b3fab22990

SHA-256:
42185f30f7235130ad90eb2a1493ef9c7b593fead5a5f89df2ce5c29af204bc9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
11/26/2024 10:49:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.2.7.14

File size:
10.4 MB (10,939,232 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

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

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/13/2016 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/20/2017 6:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9994

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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