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driver_updater_4012.exe

PC HelpSoft Driver Updater

PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.

The executable driver_updater_4012.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 webtools.pchelpsoft.com.
Publisher:
PC HelpSoft   (signed by PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.)

Product:
PC HelpSoft Driver Updater

Version:
4.0

MD5:
3a75efe5e07e3782c3c2e06977928cc9

SHA-1:
a95fb8a13cfb40a4f57442dbe86c3abc07b60a98

SHA-256:
1ab30e28fb241d3fbfe94aac34e8ef546d0faa580db6661c4ac0ff314765cf9e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 1:41:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Optional.PCHelpSoft.PCHelpSoftLabs.Installer.Meta (L)
16.3.3.10

File size:
2.5 MB (2,583,096 bytes)

Product version:
4.0

Copyright:
PC HelpSoft

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\driver_updater_4012.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/26/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/26/2016 1:59:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
5BF17138E97AA928FD8A09C5915E975F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/16/2015 3:24:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:IgTObwGw2okXxymEFjeYGFVRimzYcVbWH71rczCnO3vgA5bYSrgca:xOEGlBEFje1FVRvo9cQO3IA/rgt

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, 34, 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, 1E, D8, FF, FF, E8, 6D, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 33, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 54, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9791

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file driver_updater_4012.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../Driver_Updater_4012.exe&tracking=PH_ES_PP_GO_SE_DU&keyword={keyword}&campaignID=ADWORDS&gclid=CNXx6u_Dj8sCFRUEkQodqqgPeg

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