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driver updater.exe

FullUpdater LLC

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application driver updater.exe by FullUpdater has been detected as adware 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 Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.
Publisher:
FullUpdater LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d70756eebb67efcf4e3619957adcc430

SHA-1:
7e1d2aca0c52f9d293cd6c6e7c53ff1e34a07634

SHA-256:
05881926abe28abea17430193e49a01b6109f580006ab785efaa92c9ac57aa5f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/22/2024 7:29:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.2.4.5

File size:
742.2 KB (760,024 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FullUpdater LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/7/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/8/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=FullUpdater LLC, O=FullUpdater LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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

Serial number:
7AC845F506BD9D1EF6CC39697DCB8C84

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 4:19:49 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x39E9

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, F8, 26, 7F, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, 10, 26, 7F, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, A3, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 91, 40, 00, 68, 04, A3, 40, 00, 68, 00, A6, 7E, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 84, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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