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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 17 anti-malware scanners. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages.
Publisher:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
DriverUpdate

Description:
DriverUpdate Setup Wizard

Version:
1.3

MD5:
281820167c466fde8b31e56109ec83aa

SHA-1:
64dc06a7780faaa861e25f2e9a138819464ea8ce

SHA-256:
7253fe9e123b4aaa754e5339801dac7f1075a673bd1aafaf2558e27f125d569e

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
11/20/2024 2:39:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
HEUR/Patched.Ren
7.11.144.160

avast!
Win32:Sality
2014.9-150804

Bkav FE
HW32.Laneul
1.3.0.4246

Dr.Web
riskware program Program.Unwanted.396, is riskware program Program.Unwanted.38
9.0.1.0216

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Android.Adware.Dowgin
8.15.08.04.08

F-Prot
W32/A-8bca8db2
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.V
11.2015-04-08_3

G Data
Win32.Application.Slimware
15.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of driverupdate-setup.exe
2015.9.10.19

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.205.16469

Kaspersky
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1631

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DriverUpdate.A
v2015.08.04.08

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

nProtect
Trojan-Downloader/W32.Agent.883640
15.01.02.01

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

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.FakeDriverUpdate.gen
3.12.26.3

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.230662
2.0.0.2025

File size:
722.4 KB (739,784 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 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/4/2015 3:59:59 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:
2/10/2014 10:16:22 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:qN1vKUa7KvwefYVXfk18zOSyrmxnP+Oqf6ZOQgwgOfyZNetKWokg:8cUyIwz5iiOSuk2Ff6oQWOfy2ng

Entry address:
0x2D9A3

Entry point:
E8, ED, 77, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 70, FD, 45, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 6D, 78, 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, F2, 52, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, A2, 7D, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 29, 39, 7D, 10, 74, E0, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, CD, 52, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, D7, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 0C, 79, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.0651

Code size:
292 KB (299,008 bytes)

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