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driver_updater_32002.exe

PC HelpSoft Driver Updater

PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.

The executable driver_updater_32002.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn2.pchelpsoft.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
PC HelpSoft   (signed by PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.)

Product:
PC HelpSoft Driver Updater

Version:
3.2

MD5:
077d7a2483c45e4842016214746f5109

SHA-1:
02c783948913e780a1697b697b8501bf48613861

SHA-256:
88c8eae66bc95dfb663788def0684e098ec72680d81ec666edc1f997e88667b1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 8:54:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Optional.PCHelpSoft.PCHelpSoftLabs.Installer.Meta (L)
16.2.18.11

File size:
2.6 MB (2,714,968 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

Copyright:
PC HelpSoft

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\driver_updater_32002.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/3/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/4/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PC HelpSoft Labs Inc., O=PC HelpSoft Labs Inc., L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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:
6621BA2E90BF744DB88F6E6F6EBD0F4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2014 9:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:McR7RSntWzO9ikXJ1t8wKUDK0nVIGk3b0XQKcqtWPtrq0zoXwg:dMtWzOAkJrHKOTkL+v01VzoXH

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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file driver_updater_32002.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../Driver_Updater_32002.exe

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_GO_SE_DU&keyword={keyword}&campaignID=ADWORDS&gclid=CKWF5_W288QCFcLItAodUVsA0w&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../Driver_Updater_32002.exe

https://downloads.upclick.com/download.aspx?id=ac3fe071-0cea-45cd-b6fc-57fbee43aa4c&cmp=ADWORDS&key1={keyword}&mkey1=PH_FR_PP_GO_SE_DU&mkey2=PH_FR_DU&uid=1002099&wid=1593

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