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driver_genius_14.exe

Installer Prog

AVSoftware Ltd

The application driver_genius_14.exe, “Installer Prog Setup ” by AVSoftware 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.packagevaulttoday.com.
Publisher:
AVSoftware Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer Prog

Description:
Installer Prog Setup

MD5:
d5384b1441749bdf24579bd696653983

SHA-1:
a601fa7b50c1c0d0a38f2341c8d42f2a45720ba5

SHA-256:
21fc7826dc9d324b2363c12dc104dc3bd4bbe3a74c6e6f5d84294beec23aef3f

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:
12/26/2024 4:12:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AVSoftware.Installer (M)
16.1.16.8

File size:
947.6 KB (970,320 bytes)

Product version:
2.8

Copyright:
Soft Lite

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\driver_genius_14.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVSoftware Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/31/2015 3:55:52 PM

Valid to:
12/31/2016 3:55:52 PM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware Ltd, O=AVSoftware Ltd, L=Sofia, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112134814B6C56AF7047C195AE1D737EC185

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:DQnNBOPjmCNCYM/79hgOV2MmlbVotwDrDetexrsZZLhc7kfUA4sXqihsn:DcLOPao+DP2MmXom5CX+jAj0

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file driver_genius_14.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.packagevaulttoday.com/c?x=3Sq5OY0itj0CyjrruCiM8Qaj4I/adkJMKLQ2kS31yXg=&c=5O2IQt3 xGAu91nqdsNNezUdsGKjm4wLOC5yg97JimffqrkSCtne1LCeQ//6Z2WzgR OXHrn/rwCdm96J RzRPGZPSbBpzr2nj4DVUOIG2rMEFpMw5Aa8xMgIoHEz6Iy&downloadAs=Driver_Genius_14.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

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