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amddriverdownloader.exe

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application amddriverdownloader.exe by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 17 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:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1fe543b302a14344d37425d763202ec3

SHA-1:
abf9ac53090e964a30b937b720f12cd515a9e684

SHA-256:
5b020233d95888999e4a4725bbb9429ab84127dae80fb1e736838c3537c3c444

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
4/24/2024 2:57:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.177.102

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3283

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141121

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28339
9.0.1.0325

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QL (variant)
8.10537

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
11/21/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13630

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.11.21.10

McAfee
Artemis!9A20BBF8ACCD
5600.6939

Norman
InstallCore.WQDY
11.20141121

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.f22
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UpdateStarGmbH.T
14.11.21.22

Sophos
Generic PUA NJ
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.LHPfCcD
37.0.11217

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1028
7.2.325

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34378

File size:
750.4 KB (768,400 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/10/2014 12:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/11/2015 11:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, OU=IT, O=UpdateStar GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

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:
71A04D21E9F4BB6E19C3CB7D720E6245

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 10:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:f1vp5GBC7Gnq7OUCSDLmboLGnUeVHn9vsg8VEtja/SNsqgvMrq8UjEgxb2U:f1vXtanEVDabKGU2HnpMVAabvMG85YD

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8446

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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