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drvscn.exe

DriverGuide DriverScan

iCentric Corporation

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application drvscn.exe, “Inventory and locate system drivers.” by iCentric has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
iCentric Corp.  (signed by iCentric Corporation)

Product:
DriverGuide DriverScan

Description:
Inventory and locate system drivers.

Version:
0.0.44

MD5:
821964bdeaeba07bd639520683434f6c

SHA-1:
d38b84c883e4e76feb69ac86ad3d7c9ade566f9b

SHA-256:
bc287d832dbde6943884a72e08db85307e1254f9cd065b501354bee5590cb75b

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 3:34:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.AI.302
7.11.143.194

Reason Heuristics
PUP.iCentricCorporation.G
14.6.12.9

File size:
3.4 MB (3,601,680 bytes)

Copyright:
© iCentric Corp. 2003 - 2009

Trademarks:
DriverGuide DriverScan is a trademark of iCentric Corp.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\drvscn.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
iCentric Corporation

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/10/2006 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/23/2010 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=iCentric Corporation, OU=DriverGuide, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=iCentric Corporation, L=Los Angeles, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5536BA451B1A5BF228D18CF3A3933F90

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/29/2007 9:50:19 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:CyGTKOZJ61Pm87BlnxYqoeut0fF/YxZXG329GdFwCOg:FoEMeBlxit8FIW32Id+W

Entry address:
0x30D7

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, C8, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 28, 7A, 00, E8, D4, 2A, 00, 00, A3, 64, 27, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 18, DD, 79, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, 1F, 7A, 00, E8, 8B, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 57, E8, 79, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file drvscn.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/11/26/59/.../drvscn.exe

http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/11/26/59/.../drvscn.exe

http://members.driverguide.com/director/.../drvscn.exe

http://ev1-2.driverguide.net/drvscn.exe

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