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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 webtools.treiberaktualisieren.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Driver-Soft Inc.   (signed by Driver Information Technology Co., Ltd.)

Product:
Driver Genius

Description:
Driver Genius Setup

Version:
14.0

MD5:
cdec336198438609a8a8eceb6b0e086f

SHA-1:
ecf27f5da059b19c6ca30dc8afedcb5d3dd2307f

SHA-256:
8bc9ffb0d765ac302877ce917fd74cda63a28a59b983a784d25807a3a277d403

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 12:51:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

File size:
8.3 MB (8,716,392 bytes)

Product version:
14.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2002-2014 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:
6/22/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/9/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Driver Information Technology Co., Ltd.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, 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:
039E921BDD83DF3B2FAD7270F81427E1

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:Ypw3hU1jlTrgdCznARKUY6jBSVFm7yj5Bc3PQJEF4A:33+rYdC7A8UFSrmGjzDgv

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 11 URLs.

http://webtools.treiberaktualisieren.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_DE_PP_YSM_SE_DRG_AQDE&keyword=druckertreiber&campaignid=Per_Drucker_Treiber&filter={placement}&gclid=&msclkid=280e2e365abc4758abe56c245fc8470e&mckv=&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/Driver_Genius/.../Driver_Genius_DE.exe

http://webtools.treiberaktualisieren.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_DE_PP_GO_SE_DRG_AQDE&keyword=treiber software epson&campaignid=Fab_Epson Treiber_Phrase&filter=&gclid={gclid},Cj0KEQjwiJiiBRDh3Z-ctPfS5MgBEiQAAlkbQpH7doRjWdLVgOdGUauF1WOmcIzagw9i1Ihmm1IWNf8aAs8U8P8HAQ&msclkid=&mckv=sFWRr8QLy_dc|pcrid|36307001222|pkw|treiber software epson|pmt|p&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/DriverGenius/.../Driver_Genius_DE.exe

http://webtools.treiberaktualisieren.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_DE_PP_GO_SE_DRG_AQDE&keyword=treiber logitech&campaignid=Fab_Logitech_Treiber_Phrase&filter=&gclid={gclid},CMTJ95CUz74CFaMSwwodYGQAVg&msclkid=&mckv=s7SMqpLWk_dc|pcrid|36306983822|pkw|treiber logitech|pmt|p&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/DriverGenius/.../Driver_Genius_DE.exe

http://webtools.treiberaktualisieren.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_DE_PP_GO_SE_DRG_AQDE&keyword=treiber nvidia&campaignid=Fab_Nvidia_Treiber_Phrase&filter=&gclid={gclid},CMTloIz8osECFUT4wgodd4oAuA&msclkid=&mckv=s5V2rcVSJ_dc|pcrid|35702825222|pkw|treiber nvidia|pmt|p&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/DriverGenius/.../Driver_Genius_DE.exe

http://software.avanquest.com/HP?a=ENX7Cqo7MDiw8SA9MKJ1Q-7nGHxKKH0bq_cStGb5lw8W0bBhOG5mpqVsje_HhdAHDFFG

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_DE_PP_GO_SE_DRG_AQDE&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/DriverGenius/.../Driver_Genius_DE.exe

http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/DriverGenius/.../Driver_Genius_DE.exe

http://webtools.treiberaktualisieren.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_DE_PP_YSM_SE_DRG_AQDE&keyword=webcam driver&campaignid=Per_WebCam_Treiber&filter={placement}&gclid=&msclkid=2582ce1c0f1d460ea3804e2817a9614e&mckv=SERqQtmT|pcrid|1415470406|pkw|webcam driver|pmt|bp&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/DriverGenius/.../Driver_Genius_DE.exe

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_DE_BN_DG_HP&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/DriverGenius/.../Driver_Genius_DE.exe

http://webtools.treiberaktualisieren.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_DE_PP_GO_SE_DRG_AQDE&keyword=treiber aktualisieren kostenlos&campaignid=Gen_Treiber_Kostenlos_Exact&filter=&gclid={gclid},CNvTlcfhg74CFefMtAodFlcAmw&msclkid=&mckv=swxmR75YI_dc|pcrid|36306993902|pkw|treiber aktualisieren kostenlos|pmt|e&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/DriverGenius/.../Driver_Genius_DE.exe

http://webtools.avanquest.com/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_DE_TR_DRG_BRA&go=http://filecdn2.avanquest.com/ppc/DriverGenius/.../Driver_Genius_DE.exe

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