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driver_updater_4013.exe

PC HelpSoft Driver Updater

PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.

The executable driver_updater_4013.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:
112023b596f20266f9c5e33ffda25d2d

SHA-1:
5f7fd179516e642246f112ef449f5f0b84006923

SHA-256:
34b127bc14aa531c0977e4ed9e37d27f9f6c3f4de2b9ab2f09aad29d6891069b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 2:47:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Optional.PCHelpSoft (L)
17.3.2.21

File size:
2.5 MB (2,597,704 bytes)

Product version:
4.0

Copyright:
PC HelpSoft

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\driver_updater_4013.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
7/19/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/19/2017 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:
485A742C495AC7B8FFE0522A54CD1699

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/6/2016 4:39:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x117DC

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, 44, 01, 41, 00, E8, C8, 4D, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, BE, 1E, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 7A, 1E, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 0E, D5, FF, FF, E8, 5D, D0, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, D6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 60, 2E, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, A6, A0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 58, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65 KB (66,560 bytes)

The file driver_updater_4013.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_GO_SE_DU_BROAD&keyword=pilote hp&campaignID=ADWORDS&gclid=CN7Y3YC7ns8CFbEW0wodFl0IRA&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../Driver_Updater_4013.exe

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