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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.driverupdate.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
DriverUpdate

Description:
DriverUpdate Setup Wizard

Version:
1.3

MD5:
c9e7e8f8c9290c533b39268405465a14

SHA-1:
48ade76771eb89c7ae043523801151e6205c1c54

SHA-256:
ffb9d98ceaf225d642191b3a9664ced55e40b66502a736f799321a7c605891af

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 8:43:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SlimWare.Optional.Installer.Meta (L)
15.12.11.23

File size:
598.3 KB (612,672 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)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/4/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/5/2015 7:59:59 AM

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:
6/23/2013 4:46:35 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6Px/NAfL3KRRymxKk59R+V6OnuZ6bNetKWokU:2x/Y3Ka9ej+V6Ou0EnU

Entry address:
0x2AA5D

Entry point:
E8, B3, 75, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 40, 9D, 45, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 33, 76, 00, 00, 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, B2, 50, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 68, 7B, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 29, 39, 7D, 10, 74, E0, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 8D, 50, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, D7, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, D2, 76, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.9537

Code size:
276 KB (282,624 bytes)

The file driverupdate-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

http://www.driverupdate.net/init_dl.php?s=7

http://www.driverupdate.net/index_lp.php?hop=blowitathr&mode=download&cbtid=bluescreenhvgoog&gid=1048921873&aid=28750941-708c-48ef-8916-d9bfc4b2adf7

http://blowitathr.slimdriver.hop.clickbank.net/hop/?CBRehoppp2=http://.../index_lp.php?hop=blowitathr&hstr=1372345528706|blowitathr.bluescreenhvgoog||y9mp4ef738|slimdriver&code={}&key=231AB71A&parms=mode=download&cbtid=bluescreenhvgoog&gid=1048921873&aid=28750941-708c-48ef-8916-d9bfc4b2adf7&s=default&ds=0

http://blowitathr.slimdriver.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=bluescreenhvgoog&mode=download&cbtid=bluescreenhvgoog&gid=1048921873&aid=28750941-708c-48ef-8916-d9bfc4b2adf7

http://www.windowsanswers.net/go.php?r=driverupdate

http://www.driverupdate.net/init_dl.php

http://www.driverupdate.net/DriverUpdate-setup.exe

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-50-17-223-81.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.17.223.81:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-37-43-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.37.43.27:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (52.216.227.66:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-50-203-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.50.203.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-50-187-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.50.187.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-216-227.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.216.227:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-216-17.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.216.17:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-0-227.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.0.227:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-0-158.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.0.158:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-117.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.117:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-63-139-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.63.139.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-55-155-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.55.155.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-50-155-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.50.155.27:80)

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