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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. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from driverupdate.net.
Publisher:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.  (signed by Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.)

Product:
DriverUpdate

Description:
DriverUpdate Setup Wizard

Version:
2.5.0

MD5:
a9fe09a9d4bb29270c2fc203bfb0a091

SHA-1:
d0b3a3cb87ed291f0f356594dabf5cc0017e7798

SHA-256:
33b69acdcdfa78811beb0afdfa3c9d32716aefde695c3121f6f362c7a678e843

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 8:45:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SlimWare.Optional (L)
16.8.11.5

File size:
939 KB (961,544 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0

Copyright:
Copyright Slimware Utilities, Inc. 2011-2015

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 Holdings, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/23/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/7/2018 12:59:59 AM

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:
10/27/2015 3:07:51 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:YHwvQ2XK9Vh8j/hKX/tXKTYvnqFo78CcCUKmuyS:l4gdK1kYvb8C5R7yS

Entry address:
0x3508F

Entry point:
E8, 8B, 7B, 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, 66, 0A, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 85, C0, 56, 8B, F1, C6, 46, 0C, 00, 75, 63, E8, 7C, 77, 00, 00, 89, 46, 08, 8B, 48, 6C, 89, 0E, 8B, 48, 68, 89, 4E, 04, 8B, 0E, 3B, 0D, C8, B5, 46, 00, 74, 12, 8B, 0D, E4, B4, 46, 00, 85, 48, 70, 75, 07, E8, 3B, 86, 00, 00, 89, 06, 8B, 46, 04, 3B, 05, E8, B3, 46, 00, 74, 16, 8B, 46, 08, 8B, 0D, E4, B4, 46, 00, 85, 48, 70, 75, 08, E8, DC, 7E, 00...
 
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Code size:
324 KB (331,776 bytes)

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

http://driverupdate.net/init_dl.php?upl=YTo1OntzOjk6InVsX3N0dWJpZCI7czozNjoiM2I5M2QwNzktZDFmMi00NzNlLTlhOGItMzAxOGY1NTdhZjFlIjtzOjEwOiJ1bF9jb2JyYW5kIjtzOjM6IlNXMiI7czoxMToidWxfY2FtcGFpZ24iO3M6NjoieGRtMzY2IjtzOjc6ImFkR3JvdXAiO3M6NjoiNDM1MDE3IjtzOjc6InByb2R1Y3QiO3M6MzoiU1cyIjt9&p2=^SW2^xdm366&s2s=31667183791451822836&vurl=435017

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