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driverassist-setup.exe

DriverAssist

Safe Bytes (SafeBytes Software Inc.)

The application driverassist-setup.exe by Safe Bytes (SafeBytes Software) has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from xpdrivers.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
SafeBytes  (signed by Safe Bytes (SafeBytes Software Inc.))

Product:
DriverAssist

Version:
1.0.10.0

MD5:
6e8da4ae4d07f5d66959ed17706bd381

SHA-1:
8aa201db090ae24e2be16390b04b02dd3e11f42e

SHA-256:
c8d792276a719c12aff7ba1bbaf77e957c4193e78eb9334e8b3308d845f59e8f

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 7:40:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Safe Bytes (SafeBytes Software Inc.)
2016.0.3046

ESET NOD32
Detection.Undefined
9.7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DriverAssist.A
v2015.07.17.03

McAfee
Artemis!97D05AB95059
5600.6702

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PCDriversHeadQuarters
15.07.17.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SafeBytes.Optional.Installer.Meta (L)
15.7.17.3

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0507
7.2.198

File size:
10.6 MB (11,101,824 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.10.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2013 SafeBytes

Trademarks:
Copyright (c) 2013 SafeBytes

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\driverassist-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Bytes (SafeBytes Software Inc.)

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
10/15/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Bytes (SafeBytes Software Inc.), OU=IT, O=Safe Bytes (SafeBytes Software Inc.), L=Mascouche, S=Quebec, C=CA, SERIALNUMBER=1169595965, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=Quebec, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA - G2, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
1351EEC451AF5B1302B86C6EC06CE5B4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/24/2013 9:03:33 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:fNjN3eddt5TNkwga8d0JFLb9cnGZ5c0ReADd8YRyrhD8t0ilFBcYPHTOaQQveCMI:fNjNO9RG08iFteiJOhDqFBc4TQQNMoD

Entry address:
0x37B3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 14, C7, 44, 24, 10, A8, AE, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 1C, FF, 15, 2C, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, B8, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, F8, CA, 42, 00, E8, 9D, 31, 00, 00, A3, 44, CA, 42, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, E0, 26, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, F4, AF, 40, 00, 68, 40, BA, 42, 00, E8, 55, 2C, 00, 00, FF, 15, 2C, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, 70, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, 43, 2C, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9991

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25.5 KB (26,112 bytes)

The file driverassist-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

http://xpdrivers.com/.../_7_866263.cfm

http://xpdrivers.com/.../_7_80187.cfm

http://xpdrivers.com/.../_7_740512.cfm

http://xpdrivers.com/.../_7_1048673.cfm

http://xpdrivers.com/.../_7_980399.cfm

http://download.driverassist.com/.../DriverAssist-Setup.exe

http://xpdrivers.com/.../_7_1286113.cfm

http://xpdrivers.com/.../download.cfm

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