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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 daily at a specified time.
Publisher:
SafeBytes Software Inc.  (signed and verified)

Version:
3.1.0.1

MD5:
e53ca4a8c6fb89cafd3753f62a6c48e5

SHA-1:
e837aa27690ad53709ca47f049b2063c6b3515c6

SHA-256:
60410fc619467e0290f01a6c06d370bc5085c0d0d61b0143a2e3d405fc7713c0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 2:05:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.12.19.20

File size:
11.4 MB (11,915,504 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.0.1

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:
12/16/2016 11:53:11 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xB5A35A

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, 9C, A3, B5, 00, 9C, 85, B5, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, AE, A4, 80, A3, 80, 8D, B0, 49, B2, 67, 73, 58, B9, 86, FB, 57, 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, 36, 31, 32, 31, 36, 30, 38, 34, 33, 31, 37, 5C, 53...
 
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Entropy:
7.0728

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

Code size:
11.3 MB (11,896,320 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
DriverAssist.AutoScheduledPostFirstWeek

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 3:01 PM)

Description:
Performs scan action.


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 server-52-85-142-228.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.142.228:80)

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

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 server-54-230-1-191.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.1.191:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to host-213.158.178.24.tedata.net  (213.158.178.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-89-71.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.89.71:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-69-50.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.69.50:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-69-233.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.69.233:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-69-201.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.69.201:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-69-196.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.69.196:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to host-213.158.172.120.tedata.net  (213.158.172.120:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-51-123-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.51.123.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-37-187-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.37.187.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-34-219-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.34.219.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-184-98.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.184.98:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-230-166.waw50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.230.166:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-1-179.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.1.179:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-168.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.168:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-230-234.waw50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.230.234:80)

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