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DriverUpdate-setup.exe

DriverUpdate

Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.

The application DriverUpdate-setup.exe, “DriverUpdate Setup Wizard” by Slimware Utilities Holdings 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.
Publisher:
SlimWare Utilities, Inc.  (signed by Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.)

Product:
DriverUpdate

Description:
DriverUpdate Setup Wizard

Version:
1.5

MD5:
2892c81061ac12592fe1b7ba92701d51

SHA-1:
4da76c0f70549382f018d6863eb8d6fecffb39f2

SHA-256:
d3320243095788072b5320a68327e7c0b9eb886bd700a78b528e3d2cc51fdbe6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 3:53:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SlimWare.Optional (L)
17.3.15.7

File size:
874.6 KB (895,600 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

Copyright:
Copyright SlimWare Utilities, Inc. 2011-2014

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 Holdings, Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/6/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/6/2018 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.", O="Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.", L=New York, S=New York, C=US

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

Serial number:
4F85E93C7A681752DBE136A8ABDE206B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/9/2015 1:43:02 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

Entry address:
0x2F594

Entry point:
E8, C6, 76, 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, FA, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 90, 7B, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 29, 39, 7D, 10, 74, E0, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, D5, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, D7, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, FA, 76, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, 5F, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 85...
 
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Entropy:
6.3810

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=YTo2OntzOjk6InVsX3N0dWJpZCI7czozNjoiNjE0ODJjODEtYTExNy00M2I1LTkwYzUtYWQxYjA1ZGNkM2JlIjtzOjEwOiJ1bF9jb2JyYW5kIjtzOjM6IlNXMiI7czoxMToidWxfY2FtcGFpZ24iO3M6NjoieGRtMTM5IjtzOjg6InVsX3N1YmlkIjtzOjMxOiJVU19TZWN1cml0aWVzLVV0aWxpdGllc18zMDB4MjUwIjtzOjEwOiJzd0NhbXBhaWduIjtzOjQ6IjEwMDQiO3M6NzoicHJvZHVjdCI7czozOiJTVzIiO30=&partner=1004

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