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smartdriverupdater.exe

Smart Driver Updater

Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

The application smartdriverupdater.exe by Smart PC Solutions has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. While running, it connects to the Internet address mail.passwords.smartpctools.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Avanquest Software  (signed by Smart PC Solutions, Inc.)

Product:
Smart Driver Updater

Version:
3.2.0.0

MD5:
fa5c9f4a7c2f2b99673469cc1f444e66

SHA-1:
79259c6e8d2bc187b2692ee0ae53249b53fb85ae

SHA-256:
503689a87ec58b7b90fdfca6a332831286ee5b4a61ab7bb8f52a1e395dff5223

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 2:46:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Smartpcso
2016.0.3082

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
riskware program Program.Unwanted.319
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.SpeedingUpMyPC.AM application
7.0.302.0

McAfee
Artemis!FA5C9F4A7C2F
5600.6738

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.SmartPCSolutions.S
14.7.17.3

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0508
7.2.161

File size:
16.9 MB (17,760,568 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.0

Copyright:
Avanquest Software

Trademarks:
Avanquest Software

Original file name:
Smart Driver Updater

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\smart driver updater\smartdriverupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/2/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", L=Alexandria, S=Virginia, 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:
74ACA59709CEE75203B2332988708F43

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Pc//////NNQmx0SVY41f411fE5tb2Zza/i:ifx0yC1fciZ9

Entry address:
0x1C12E0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, EC, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, E4, B8, 50, 0C, 5C, 00, E8, 96, 5D, E4, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 42, 14, 5C, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 8D, 55, E4, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, E8, 57, 18, E4, FF, 8B, 45, E4, 8D, 55, E8, E8, 04, 49, EA, FF, 8B, 45, E8, 8D, 55, EC, E8, 09, 45, EA, FF, 8B, 55, EC, A1, 20, 88, 5C, 00, E8, 7C, 35, E4, FF, 68, 54, 14, 5C, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 01, 00, 1F, 00, E8, 7B, 65, E4, FF, 85, C0, 75, 10, 68, 54, 14, 5C, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, E8, F9, 60, E4, FF, EB...
 
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Entropy:
2.9331

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1.8 MB (1,836,544 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static.106.2.9.176.clients.your-server.de  (176.9.2.106:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to mail.passwords.smartpctools.com  (173.192.91.180:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static.105.2.9.176.clients.your-server.de  (176.9.2.105:80)

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