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drivermax_7_setup.exe

DriverMax

Innovative Solutions Grup SRL

The application drivermax_7_setup.exe, “DriverMax Setup Program” by Innovative Solutions Grup SRL has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. 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 files.downloadnow.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address WIN-THTG142JM72 on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Innovative Solutions  (signed by Innovative Solutions Grup SRL)

Product:
DriverMax

Description:
DriverMax Setup Program

Version:
7.71.0

MD5:
a26e77e9a1a9fc417a3f06d71170619d

SHA-1:
0e35cafa2fc49458e9bd82c78a5b6690581eef8d

SHA-256:
878ebfafc95837ca6994d751cd2463a3365876ae6081fbfc47079711ed679b69

Scanner detections:
6 / 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 10:08:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2944

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.171
9.0.1.0300

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12465

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
15.10.27.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.RDM.29!5.23[F1]
23.00.65.151025

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Kryptik.Win32.805012
2.0.0.2474

File size:
1.4 MB (1,500,192 bytes)

Product version:
7.71.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Innovative Solutions

Original file name:
DriverMaxSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\drivermax_7_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Innovative Solutions Grup SRL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/19/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/18/2016 6:59:59 AM

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:
8/10/2015 11:33:38 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UHeAFtCm4lV4wI0TwexMReBG60c75CoGm8O4I1mGzgbTed:xUZOVnrTwCEeB5T93GQ4I1rzci

Entry address:
0x575B4

Entry point:
E8, 75, 98, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 68, 90, 71, 45, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, B8, A2, 49, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 6A, 0C, 68, 10, 1A, 49, 00, E8, 9B, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, E8, BC, 22, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08...
 
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Entropy:
6.8172

Code size:
500 KB (512,000 bytes)

The file drivermax_7_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/14/48/43/.../DriverMax_7_Setup.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/48/43/.../DriverMax_7_Setup.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to WIN-THTG142JM72  (66.36.231.33:80)

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