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Driver Genius

Driver Information Technology Co., Ltd.

The application driver_genius_professional_fr.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from fastcdn.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:
17.0

MD5:
d9c585ff646c65743b5d17494cc80c4a

SHA-1:
e7ecd072bb4339f2c68add5649ce61bebabbe1f9

SHA-256:
3a9c2a309d2700587a01774b995423947ef21298f1c4d9c2d4437f3ec6ddd856

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:
12/25/2024 1:16:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.1.24.19

File size:
10.3 MB (10,848,912 bytes)

Product version:
17.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2002-2017 Driver-Soft Inc. All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/13/2016 1:00:00 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=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 12:22:17 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The file driver_genius_professional_fr.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://fastcdn.avanquest.com/Driver_Genius/.../Driver_Genius_Professional_FR.exe

http://webtools.driver-genius.fr/download.cfm?tracking=AQ_FR_PP_DG_SEO&keyword=&campaignid=PP_DG_SEO&filter=&gclid=&msclkid=&mckv=&go=http://fastcdn.avanquest.com/Driver_Genius/.../Driver_Genius_Professional_FR.exe

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