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DriverUpdate-setup.exe

DriverUpdate

Slimware Utilities, Inc.

The setup for the Slimware 'PC optimization' product may present the user with unwanted offers or may be installed as part of a bundled offer. The application DriverUpdate-setup.exe, “DriverUpdate Setup Wizard” by Slimware Utilities has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.driverupdate.net.
Publisher:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
DriverUpdate

Description:
DriverUpdate Setup Wizard

Version:
1.3

MD5:
6f5483c1b6277a11b43c195a27aacc95

SHA-1:
48571e5d70bdc7685026713b707d885c53459f74

SHA-256:
d4e8c340c71ac057c592a6f85b6db49470fd0f2981e8879c9210f8d6c3415eb7

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:53:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
HEUR/Patched.Ren
7.11.144.160

avast!
Win32:Sality
2014.9-150602

Bkav FE
HW32.Laneul
1.3.0.4246

Dr.Web
riskware program Program.Unwanted.396, is riskware program Program.Unwanted.242
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Android.Adware.Dowgin
8.15.06.02.01

G Data
Win32.Application.Slimware
15.6.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Slimware.Offers
v2015.06.02.01

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Virut-Gen.bwpxnc
0.28.0.59492

Sophos
PUA 'DriverUpdate - Slimware Util' (of type Adware)
5.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
TrojanDownloader.Agent
3.12.26.4

File size:
1003 KB (1,027,040 bytes)

Product version:
1.3

Copyright:
Copyright SlimWare Utilities, Inc. 2011-2012

Original file name:
DriverUpdate-setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\driverupdate-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/3/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/4/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Slimware Utilities, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Slimware Utilities, Inc.", L=Ocean Springs, S=Mississippi, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
396592A759309A28F5D983A5A376DA47

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/16/2014 9:31:36 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:BFl9R7o30k7hNiP7g1IUW8DQT/nqFoj7yrmxnP+Oqf6ZOQgwgOfyZNetKWoku:Bv7oHNizgaqi/D7uk2Ff6oQWOfy2nu

Entry address:
0x2FA7E

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 77, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 66, 8B, 08, 40, 40, 66, 85, C9, 75, F6, 2B, 44, 24, 04, D1, F8, 48, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, C7, 74, 47, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 70, 4F, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 06, 7C, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 29, 39, 7D, 10, 74, E0, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 4B, 4F, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, D7, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 70, 77, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, 5F, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 85...
 
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Entropy:
6.8771

Code size:
300 KB (307,200 bytes)

The file DriverUpdate-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.driverupdate.net/init_dl.php?upl=YTo0OntzOjk6InVsX3N0dWJpZCI7czozNjoiNDRjYWVkNTAtNDFhOS00NDM1LWE3M2EtYjdiMzUzMWIzOTkwIjtzOjEwOiJ1bF9jb2JyYW5kIjtzOjM6IlNXMiI7czoxMToidWxfY2FtcGFpZ24iO3M6NjoieGRtMDE4IjtzOjg6InVsX3N1YmlkIjtzOjI2OiJDTFRmel9UZHdyOENGUVFPYVFvZGJxWUFadyI7fQ==

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-52-98.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.52.98:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-85-94-210.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.85.94.210:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-17-223-81.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.17.223.81:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-23-12-126.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.23.12.126:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-22-237-248.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.22.237.248:80)

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