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SimpleDriverUpdater.exe

Simple Driver Updater

Vapc Lux Sarl

The application SimpleDriverUpdater.exe by Vapc Lux Sarl has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program Simple Driver Updater by SimpleStar.
Publisher:
Vapc Lux Sarl  (signed and verified)

Product:
Simple Driver Updater

Version:
5,15,1,2

MD5:
bf8c178f3e25b7114a7420496ee2f722

SHA-1:
c4c4a68405847bc0387d1b7010f39ef4e18a5c08

SHA-256:
fb595954a548179bdc3ee0adf1d6c20176bfa203edb18e2c169a785e284fb508

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/22/2024 10:23:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SimpleStar (L)
16.12.13.15

File size:
27.5 MB (28,843,480 bytes)

Product version:
5.15.1.2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2016 SimpleStar. All Rights Reserved.

Original file name:
SimpleDriverUpdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\simple driver updater\simpledriverupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Vapc Lux Sarl

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2016 9:11:14 AM

Valid to:
2/10/2017 9:57:32 AM

Subject:
E=Ludovic.trogliero@vapc.lu, CN=Vapc Lux Sarl, O=Vapc Lux Sarl, L=Luxembourg, C=LU

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112130BA28CC6DC89090DD3923776478D67D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/12/2016 9:05:12 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x3C4448

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 27, 3A, 01, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 52, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 66, 66, 0F, 1F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 48, 8B, C1, 49, 83, F8, 08, 72, 53, 0F, B6, D2, 49, B9, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 49, 0F, AF, D1, 49, 83, F8, 40, 72, 1E, 48, F7, D9, 83, E1, 07, 74, 06, 4C, 2B, C1, 48, 89, 10, 48, 03, C8, 4D, 8B, C8, 49, 83, E0, 3F, 49, C1, E9, 06, 75, 39, 4D, 8B, C8, 49, 83, E0, 07, 49, C1, E9, 03, 74, 11, 66, 66, 66, 90, 90, 48, 89, 11, 48, 83, C1, 08, 49...
 
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Entropy:
5.5464

Code size:
4.4 MB (4,639,232 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Start Simple Driver Updater for DESKTOP-J2P9G0P@every(logon)

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file SimpleDriverUpdater.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Simple Driver Updater  by SimpleStar
www.simplestar.com/support/simple-driver-updater
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-23-113-215.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.23.113.215:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-202-118-91.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.202.118.91:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-7-8-20.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.7.8.20:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-20-215-251.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.20.215.251:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-174-209-247.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.174.209.247:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-174-14-7.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.174.14.7:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-34-194-231-165.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (34.194.231.165:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-174-121-249.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.174.121.249:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-73-235-184.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.73.235.184:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-206-15-116.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.206.15.116:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-85-189-79.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.85.189.79:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 113-125-232-198.static.unitasglobal.net  (198.232.125.113:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to bam-3.nr-data.net  (50.31.164.173:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 99.57.7a9f.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (159.122.87.153:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 94.57.7a9f.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (159.122.87.148:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static-212-247-80-18.cust.tele2.se  (212.247.8.18:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-2-143-52.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.2.143.52:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cache.google.com  (193.212.4.120:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to bam-6.nr-data.net  (162.247.242.18:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a4.4a.caa1.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (161.202.74.164:80)

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