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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 Holdings, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
DriverUpdate

Description:
DriverUpdate Setup Wizard

Version:
2.7.1

MD5:
385f48aea60d606517d72c703253ffcf

SHA-1:
68cd5e562bf8f0e10fcf7e0b352e552b50aab168

SHA-256:
7d88b2d83f062b09c68f606b8f3249d78e8400c56aef68d7bb0059ecef9b71b3

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 6:46:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Slimware (L)
16.8.11.5

File size:
962.3 KB (985,352 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.1

Copyright:
Copyright 2011-2016 Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.

Original file name:
DriverUpdate-setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\driverupdate-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/22/2015 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=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:
246BBE812B36C137225497BA8DF178FA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/1/2016 3:16:16 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jhY9UoudDJ3aXUPIjWX0nv+XKTYvnqFo78CDCULHH:0+JnO2k2kYvb8CWun

Entry address:
0x37728

Entry point:
E8, 12, 84, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 85, C0, 74, 12, 83, E8, 08, 81, 38, DD, DD, 00, 00, 75, 07, 50, E8, 6D, 0A, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 85, C0, 56, 8B, F1, C6, 46, 0C, 00, 75, 63, E8, 03, 80, 00, 00, 89, 46, 08, 8B, 48, 6C, 89, 0E, 8B, 48, 68, 89, 4E, 04, 8B, 0E, 3B, 0D, 28, 06, 47, 00, 74, 12, 8B, 0D, 44, 05, 47, 00, 85, 48, 70, 75, 07, E8, C1, 8E, 00, 00, 89, 06, 8B, 46, 04, 3B, 05, 48, 04, 47, 00, 74, 16, 8B, 46, 08, 8B, 0D, 44, 05, 47, 00, 85, 48, 70, 75, 08, E8, 62, 87, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4797

Code size:
340 KB (348,160 bytes)

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

http://www.driverupdate.net/init_dl.php?upl=YTo1OntzOjk6InVsX3N0dWJpZCI7czozNjoiMTU2NTA3NzktNGM5ZC00ZDk0LTg0ODctYWNjMzgyYzYwNDBjIjtzOjEwOiJ1bF9jb2JyYW5kIjtzOjM6IlNXMiI7czoxMToidWxfY2FtcGFpZ24iO3M6NjoieGRtMjUwIjtzOjg6InVsX3N1YmlkIjtzOjI2OiJDUFBuN2FPSHNNNENGVUVraGdvZHNaRUlfQSI7czo3OiJwcm9kdWN0IjtzOjM6IlNXMiI7fQ==&slimprid=^SW2^xdm250

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