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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 www.driverupdate.net.
Publisher:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
DriverUpdate

Description:
DriverUpdate Setup Wizard

Version:
1.3

MD5:
78c34aba1d206e43b5106b59be1825c7

SHA-1:
9d4ae350b4e33f835c9289810ff79545e881e63f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 1:44:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SlimWare.Optional (L)
17.3.16.10

File size:
814.9 KB (834,440 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:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\driverupdate-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/3/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/4/2015 5:59:59 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:
10/1/2014 8:09:40 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

Entry address:
0x2EB4B

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:
6.4534

Code size:
296 KB (303,104 bytes)

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

http://www.driverupdate.net/init_dl.php?upl=YTo1OntzOjk6InVsX3N0dWJpZCI7czozNjoiNGNmNDIwYmYtZTg2Ni00NDFlLWI2YmYtNjMyYmFhZjgyMjdlIjtzOjEwOiJ1bF9jb2JyYW5kIjtzOjM6IlNXMiI7czoxMToidWxfY2FtcGFpZ24iO3M6NjoieGRtMDQ0IjtzOjg6InVsX3N1YmlkIjtzOjI2OiJDTk94NWVmSHQ4RUNGUUdQYVFvZE9xa0FPQSI7czo3OiJwcm9kdWN0IjtzOjM6IlNXMiI7fQ==

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