driverdownloader.exe

Driver Downloader

PDE publications

The application driverdownloader.exe by PDE publications has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from RevenueWire's affiliate distribution platform driverslk.driverdl.revenuewire.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
PDE Publications Limited   (signed by PDE publications)

Product:
Driver Downloader

Version:
4.0

MD5:
82f6757fcd9a4bfd47a9053cf24a31f3

SHA-1:
daf5a04f6d9d53305a1aeace202be71436b3bf70

SHA-256:
9f56ec856d6d4b0468a2e354ce1070c5673a03b26654694b88c9b110754a6557

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 10:15:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DriverDownloader.PDEpubli.Installer.Meta (M)
16.7.1.12

File size:
2.5 MB (2,610,216 bytes)

Product version:
4.0

Copyright:
PDE Publications Limited

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\driverdownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/4/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/1/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PDE publications, O=PDE publications, STREET=15 Elm Park, L=Celbridge, S=Kildare, PostalCode=none, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO SHA-256 Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
7FBC47A0AECF3EFBD5257CD79C3CCAA9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/16/2015 4:24:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:MLDSiD4tg2pjAOAxG1XIuH+AJoFW2cvuXKGTwq+pqe+DF5zD1UEwj6Ok3uR/J:gDSnpjD3CpAJoQ2eNpajEh

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 34, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 1E, D8, FF, FF, E8, 6D, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 33, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 54, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9794

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file driverdownloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 26 URLs.

http://driverslk.driverdl.revenuewire.net/driverdl/.../?o-fixWireless-table-desc

http://driverslk.driverdl.revenuewire.net/driverdl/.../?o-wireless-network-table-download

http://driverslk.driverdl.revenuewire.net/driverdl/.../?blog-acerWirelessNetworking-text-end

http://driverslk.driverdl.revenuewire.net/driverdl/.../?o-home-header

http://driverslk.driverdl.revenuewire.net/driverdl/.../?o-home-free-drivers-scan-btn

http://driverslk.driverdl.revenuewire.net/driverdl/.../?o-hp-1320-body-btn-green

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