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driverperformersetup.exe

Driver Performer

Red Balloons Software, LLC

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application driverperformersetup.exe by Red Balloons Software has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallBrain installer. The setup program bundles additional offers, mostly adware, using the InstallBrain installer, a pay-per-install monetization download manager. InstallBrain will also install a background updater service that will update any installed browser add-ons and plug-ins. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.bestapp300.us.
Publisher:
PerformerSoft LLC   (signed by Red Balloons Software, LLC)

Product:
Driver Performer

Version:
Driver Performer

MD5:
765385963cb72bc832174abeb98e5e78

SHA-1:
d6e56b979edc7675e3d749e3ffe39e9263529207

SHA-256:
2d343b971f8d02a30a7b01c5d6141444908e629d3523bc99e430ffe5d3125b8b

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallBrain monetization platform from iBario to deliver bundled adware both search toolbars and PC optimizers from Performersoft.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 3:32:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallBrain.BT
7.11.212.24

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3190

Dr.Web
Program.Raxco.4
9.0.1.053

ESET NOD32
Win32/Systweak.H potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11215

McAfee
Artemis!765385963CB7
5600.6846

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Performersoft
15.2.22.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-AdWare.BrainInst.PerformersoftLLC
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
37800

File size:
3.2 MB (3,349,568 bytes)

Product version:
11.10.1.11897

Copyright:
© PerformerSoft LLC

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\driverperformersetup\driverperformersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Red Balloons Software, LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/19/2013 4:13:54 PM

Valid to:
11/19/2014 4:13:54 PM

Subject:
CN="Red Balloons Software, LLC", O="Red Balloons Software, LLC", L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B41EF13399233

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/30/2010 6:54:54 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:OaiTBXP63T9M4iPsQrTjRha1iW4qIvyfEYO/NNRi1Gn42qp+ZkLaKAN3:7iTI3tiPsmjaEW3Ig61NR942qpqkcJ

Entry address:
0x16478

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, B0, 52, 41, 00, E8, AC, 03, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 45, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 01, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, AB, 41, 00, E8, 4E, EC, FF, FF, E8, F5, E7, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 7F, 84, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, AC, D6, 41, 00, E8, E2, E9, FE, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, AC, D6, 41, 00, B2, 01...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
84 KB (86,016 bytes)

The file driverperformersetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.bestapp300.us/.../DriverPerformerSetup.exe

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