drivermax.exe

DriverMax

Innovative Solutions Grup SRL

The application drivermax.exe, “DriverMax Setup ” by Innovative Solutions Grup SRL has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from i.download.idg.pl and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Innovative Solutions   (signed by Innovative Solutions Grup SRL)

Product:
DriverMax

Description:
DriverMax Setup

MD5:
d4fdff9d20b032a11782ca827890e537

SHA-1:
b0d64346e4175be7ceb93b4f5705d59a82edd675

SHA-256:
cc61371b8ab2d154770d4d895ca649a8c4b8c004bc869d28f7275677fa2a87a6

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 12:21:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2871

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.184
9.0.1.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe (variant)
10.12832

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
1/7/2016

G Data
Win32.Application.OpenCandy
16.1.25

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OpenCandy.dqfxyu
0.30.24.1357

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.1.7.17

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0506
7.2.7

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.135086
2.0.0.2486

File size:
5.6 MB (5,852,264 bytes)

Product version:
8.14.0.380

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/18/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/17/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Innovative Solutions Grup SRL, O=Innovative Solutions Grup SRL, L=Bucharest, S=Bucharest, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
6CCC9ABD5046DE5246F5CD620FC3DEBB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:mJBmw9XPZ2VC1F099U3s6B2X6YEr9Ab42fgdGOCqGWc:hg/Zr1Fx86B2qY8wgd1CtWc

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9321

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file drivermax.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 13 URLs.

http://i.download.idg.pl/fannef/830dc2a9305e68aec3f6f99e797514cf/57fba24e//vol2/w95/drivers/.../drivermax_8.14.exe

http://software.thaiware.com/download_url.php?id=11049

http://www.downloadcrew.com/?act=software.download&id=707&t=1454874124&c=ec660caba3aa9aa4c136e0e1392cd99888069405

http://www.filepuma.com/file/1454347168c10553/drivermax_8.14/.../0/

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