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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 16 anti-malware scanners. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
DriverUpdate

Description:
DriverUpdate Setup Wizard

Version:
1.5

MD5:
4f32e1be35120fb4375b61ce5014a58a

SHA-1:
81b1ac8faae3470aa3af9950810eb3dca49e3233

SHA-256:
25d5aa86af315102cd06427afd02354226f736a1e022055490cda4f4fab7f2cd

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/20/2024 4:29:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.DL.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DriverUpdate
2014.11.29

Avira AntiVirus
HEUR/Patched.Ren
7.11.144.160

avast!
Win32:Sality
2014.9-141214

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3260

Bkav FE
HW32.Laneul
1.3.0.4246

Dr.Web
riskware program Program.Unwanted.148
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Android.Adware.Dowgin
8.14.12.14.08

F-Prot
W32/Adware.AKWE
v6.4.6.5.141

G Data
Win32.Application.Slimware
14.12.24

Kaspersky
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2796

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

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.12.14.20

Sophos
DriverUpdate - Slimware Util
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.FakeDriverUpdate.gen
3.12.26.3

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.225895
2.0.0.1959

File size:
814.9 KB (834,440 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, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/4/2013 11:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/5/2015 10:59:59 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:
11/25/2014 6:09:03 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:kZLXtQwB2iypBEeqPGzzkzDzQTnnnqFoj/ysYz:oywXKBQufkvSnnD/JYz

Entry address:
0x2ECDB

Entry point:
E8, 7F, 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, B3, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 49, 7B, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 29, 39, 7D, 10, 74, E0, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 8E, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, D7, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, B3, 76, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, 5F, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 85...
 
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Entropy:
6.4590

Code size:
296 KB (303,104 bytes)

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