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driver_genius_de.exe

Driver Genius

Driver Information Technology Co., Ltd.

The application driver_genius_de.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 software.avanquest.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Driver-Soft Inc.   (signed by Driver Information Technology Co., Ltd.)

Product:
Driver Genius

Description:
Driver Genius Setup

Version:
15.0

MD5:
94a9702da8448d0da77f349a7321d0d9

SHA-1:
2e2a72d581792ffe62cf45f8233c1ed30a6b9372

SHA-256:
834d0fe725908ce674df9561c8cd8f76ee5e061a97b8bc9b5a27d1412a8a2bbc

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 3:43:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

File size:
10 MB (10,459,184 bytes)

Product version:
15.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2002-2015 Driver-Soft Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/21/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/20/2017 1:59:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6856C08CBAD2A7B35CDC2459DE044612

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):
196608:8AFAC/jgXpTXJ1ICoXF7O7SK9CDOtovKYRQf7+1RPsOqpvMte:CC/jgZTXJ10wEOtoViitqpv

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 driver_genius_de.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://software.avanquest.com/HP?b=ivCUEwGq-yf3FroxY3YFAI2waYBCZ7cTXRVONLt2Q0nBKPCY5-qJ_eqKYM3ZbMSV&c=TavIobnH7WgQINDbXMB6Mw

http://webtools.treiberaktualisieren.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_DE_PP_YSM_SE_DRG_AQDE&keyword=treiber&campaignid=Gen_Treiber&filter=&gclid=&msclkid=&mckv=&go=http://fastcdn.avanquest.com/Driver_Genius/.../Driver_Genius_DE.exe

http://webtools.treiberaktualisieren.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_DE_PP_MS_SE_DRG_AQDE&keyword=treibern&campaignid=GEN_TREIBER_PHRASE&filter={placement}&gclid=&msclkid=742d5232107c4b4e8be124252bd3f602&mckv=&go=http://fastcdn.avanquest.com/Driver_Genius/.../Driver_Genius_DE.exe

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?go=http://fastcdn.avanquest.com/Driver_Genius/.../Driver_Genius_DE.exe

http://software.avanquest.com/HP?b=g6s9aDIZWtE11x0K65UTQF5imy2N9Tjh7quZ8Y9WFBDYOX2N3EqNZ7GzrvkjtmIf&c=WBOldIJB4LkNbHybpiS_Yg

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