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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:
62a60f21ed44684447a83983f90f2d1b

SHA-1:
ee6c547caf0fe524e90d4b5df72494825443d625

SHA-256:
f5f35bd8fbe851c38e95b6d20da1750a4afcd75df652133a24e4e967705cfb71

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/25/2024 12:59:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
17.3.6.16

File size:
11.4 MB (11,932,400 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 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2017 8:59:59 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:
3/5/2017 11:41:31 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xB5E5EA

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, 2C, E6, B5, 00, 2C, C8, B5, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 2F, 4B, E1, D2, 95, E9, 05, 41, A3, 16, 83, 68, 59, 93, AA, EC, 01, 00, 00, 00, 7A, 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, 33, 30, 35, 31, 39, 33, 30, 33, 32, 5C, 53...
 
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Entropy:
7.0668

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

Code size:
11.4 MB (11,913,216 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 server-54-230-197-133.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.133:80)

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 a23-4-59-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.4.59.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-239-172-181.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.239.172.181:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-82-115.mia50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.82.115:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-7-105.dfw3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.7.105:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-197-193.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.193:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-197-185.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.185:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-197-166.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.166:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-197-146.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.146:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-197-144.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.144:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-197-109.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.109:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-9-241.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.9.241:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-9-206.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.9.206:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-192-132.iad53.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.192.132:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-202-109.dfw50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.202.109:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-142-25.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.142.25:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-142-215.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.142.215:80)

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