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DriverAssist.exe

DriverAssist

SafeBytes Software Inc.

The application DriverAssist.exe by SafeBytes Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
SafeBytes Software Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
DriverAssist

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
d12aa01888bfd938aa67cc0a36ea6686

SHA-1:
7861f86c76ec6e78c9cd814e38c274751ed562e9

SHA-256:
da3490d7434896a1ee5409c82899b3697e63e29cafdb3665fdf10743ad7bf7bc

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
2/28/2025 2:22:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.3.3.18

File size:
3.3 MB (3,442,840 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
DriverAssist.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\driverassist\driverassist.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SafeBytes Software Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
12/15/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/20/2016 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=SafeBytes Software Inc., O=SafeBytes Software Inc., L=Montreal, S=Quebec, C=CA, PostalCode=H3A 2A6, STREET=2001 University Street, STREET=Suite 1700, SERIALNUMBER=1169595965, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=CA, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2), OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0D443AF7C55B3063D6139A2D1202AAB9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/13/2015 9:20:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ALdHxbN7b4nUoRMvIrzf2iTa3Nbg9lFHXiuYs29BvQ45WKSnU+klWOWvV5YBba7g:b77odaGv+KSn3klLWvVKYDiSx4YZ8

Entry address:
0x347512

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 71, 00, 00, 00, 54, 75, 34, 00, 54, 57, 34, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 99, DA, B2, 3B, 4C, 76, 4C, 41, 81, 27, 1F, DB, 35, 56, 9E, 5A, 01, 00, 00, 00, 5A, 3A, 5C, 42, 75, 69, 6C, 64, 65, 72, 5C, 52, 65, 70, 6F, 73, 69, 74, 6F, 72, 69, 65, 73, 5C, 64, 72, 69, 76, 65, 72, 6D, 61, 6E, 61, 67, 65, 72, 5C...
 
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Entropy:
6.0370

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
3.3 MB (3,429,888 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
DriverAssist.Autostart

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
Starts when user logs on.


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