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DriverAssist.exe

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)

Version:
3.2.0.20

MD5:
d8e8e8a11ce16ecbdda90f82845c2180

SHA-1:
a9195bc8758a102fa23e2ddebf1bcb0f22b2e136

SHA-256:
e436af8db11f088640da890493afd446da446cb6a462b28e85873aa731c35d3d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 11:25:14 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
17.2.23.13

File size:
11.4 MB (11,932,912 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.0.20

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 All rights reserved.

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:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
10/21/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SafeBytes Software Inc., O=SafeBytes Software Inc., L=Mascouche, S=Quebec, C=CA, SERIALNUMBER=8678359, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, 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:
246A1D5D12699D0EB7FE724D899B4CFC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/22/2017 1:41:16 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xB5E8BA

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, 85, 00, 00, 00, FC, E8, B5, 00, FC, CA, B5, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 71, AB, 45, 94, 7B, A5, 8C, 44, BF, B4, 95, 69, 7E, 49, 9B, 71, 01, 00, 00, 00, 5A, 3A, 5C, 42, 32, 5C, 52, 5C, 74, 65, 6D, 70, 44, 52, 49, 56, 42, 75, 69, 6C, 64, 2D, 32, 30, 31, 37, 30, 32, 32, 32, 31, 30, 33, 30, 32, 37, 5C, 53...
 
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Entropy:
7.0466

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

Code size:
11.4 MB (11,913,728 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
DriverAssist.AutoScheduledFirstWeek

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
Starts when user logs on.


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-83-46-0.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.83.46.0:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-84-107-9.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.84.107.9:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-24-104.sea32.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.24.104:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-213-234-16.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.213.234.16:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-49-139-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.49.139.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-87-165.lax3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.87.165:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-87-128.lax3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.87.128:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-7-162.dfw3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.7.162:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-139-185.lax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.139.185:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-142-51.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.142.51:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-86-73.yul62.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.86.73:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-86-102.yul62.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.86.102:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-13-65.ord54.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.13.65:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-64-171-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.64.171.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-41-155-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.41.155.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-37-43-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.37.43.27:80)

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