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driver_setup.exe

DriverToolkit

Megaify Software

The application driver_setup.exe, “DriverToolkit Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from software-files-a.cnet.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Megaify Software

Product:
DriverToolkit

Description:
DriverToolkit Setup

MD5:
c3a5f9a19941b223a36255b79595ae74

SHA-1:
cc6185c88b34f166da2468a9c8da9a2498d949cd

SHA-256:
c6b4a05828dbbd5f68103fbec4280d2011787c07f398979c7e6d9f5976e6f7fa

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/17/2024 12:17:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Megaify.DriverToolkit.Optional.Installer.Meta (M)
16.2.2.20

File size:
2.1 MB (2,243,616 bytes)

Product version:
8.2.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 11:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:6MIbuA7Vw/ti4Em+eqxjuCFofC+nFDi1opfnXYqDi9L:LSud/ti4O7jTlcFD4opfoqDid

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9698

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file driver_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/58/31/.../DriverToolkitInstaller.exe

http://www.driverscape.com/.../DriverToolkitInstaller.exe

http://www.drivertoolkit.com/.../DriverToolkitInstaller.exe

http://www.driverscape.com/.../driver_setup.exe

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