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DriverAssist.exe

DriverAssist

Safe Bytes (SafeBytes Software Inc.)

The application DriverAssist.exe by Safe Bytes (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 daily at a specified time.
Publisher:
Safe Bytes (SafeBytes Software Inc.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
DriverAssist

Version:
1.3.0.38

MD5:
3b1dea6ab1a3bc4cf0c8db443e0f9c44

SHA-1:
964dea6856193de562e8e1648542fbcce06a8536

SHA-256:
e788d04e98509a2719768e3df3d10f097cc1b1f0474478dc653d8a13bf31b70d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 10:51:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SafeBytes.Optional (L)
16.8.24.13

File size:
3.4 MB (3,534,128 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.0.38

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:
Safe Bytes (SafeBytes Software Inc.)

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
10/15/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2015 7:59:59 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:
4/24/2015 3:10:38 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:MOnKpvRNFtYZK5sljQBfwKWTTvuqW9AP+ktV9gFx4YZF:MOnKtl5lQJ+iVCFyY/

Entry address:
0x35DA22

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, 64, DA, 35, 00, 64, BC, 35, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 2D, C8, A4, 57, B1, 2F, FC, 4A, 8B, 9E, CA, 9E, 2C, 44, 74, 88, 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:
6.0253

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

Code size:
3.4 MB (3,521,536 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
DriverAssist.Scanning

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 5:10 PM)

Description:
Performs scan action.


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