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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 blowitathr.slimdriver.hop.clickbank.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
DriverUpdate

Description:
DriverUpdate Setup Wizard

Version:
1.3

MD5:
7afc724539b612f1d7509b9338e22774

SHA-1:
72a9f616608dfeb8cfdced7354c9aa02f120c5ef

SHA-256:
57b9e752dde7beaabd22be36e2c07d52241fc6c804827f890c7895368ff20efc

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 3:57:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SlimWare.Optional.Installer.Meta (L)
16.2.7.10

File size:
838.4 KB (858,488 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:
1/4/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/4/2015 11:59:59 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:
4/29/2014 4:30:10 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Z3kZmhU+E5LE4X7N5SHgnLXrlgP4yrmxnP+Oqf6ZOQgwgOfyZNetKWokn:Z68UGK5kCC4uk2Ff6oQWOfy2nn

Entry address:
0x2DB93

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:
6.9501

Code size:
292 KB (299,008 bytes)

The file DriverUpdate-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

http://blowitathr.slimdriver.hop.clickbank.net/hop/?CBRehoppp2=http://.../index_lp.php?hop=blowitathr&hstr=1399481373135|blowitathr.windowsanswers||frp36beylq|slimdriver&code={}&key=2BD31D84&parms=mode=download&cbtid=windowsanswers&gid=1048921873&aid=28750941-708c-48ef-8916-d9bfc4b2adf7&s=default&ds=0

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

http://blowitathr.slimdriver.hop.clickbank.net/hop/?CBRehoppp2=http://.../index_lp.php?hop=blowitathr&hstr=1399054146184|blowitathr.windowsanswers||4cnzek3xxf|slimdriver&code={}&key=89C7EE46&parms=mode=download&cbtid=windowsanswers&gid=1048921873&aid=28750941-708c-48ef-8916-d9bfc4b2adf7&s=default&ds=0

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

http://www.driverupdate.net/index_lp.php?hop=blowitathr&mode=download&cbtid=highcpuusagewin7camp&gid=1048921873&aid=28750941-708c-48ef-8916-d9bfc4b2adf7

http://blowitathr.slimdriver.hop.clickbank.net/hop/?CBRehoppp2=http://.../index_lp.php?hop=blowitathr&hstr=1399936365719|blowitathr.highcpuusagewin7camp||hrk36ge5mm|slimdriver&code={}&key=35249482&parms=mode=download&cbtid=highcpuusagewin7camp&gid=1048921873&aid=28750941-708c-48ef-8916-d9bfc4b2adf7&s=default&ds=0

http://blowitathr.slimdriver.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=highcpuusagewin7camp&mode=download&cbtid=highcpuusagewin7camp&gid=1048921873&aid=28750941-708c-48ef-8916-d9bfc4b2adf7

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

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

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