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driver_updater_32002.exe

PC HelpSoft Driver Updater

PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.

The application driver_updater_32002.exe by PC HelpSoft Labs has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from webtools.pchelpsoft.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
PC HelpSoft   (signed by PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.)

Product:
PC HelpSoft Driver Updater

Version:
3.2

MD5:
89f2d18a216c333732fa224eccef13b9

SHA-1:
7e0959e7e7d1dc11d3ff9f2838c64b770a05c881

SHA-256:
46cf6cacceb1942df62fa40bd0b619404b961849b0cf69c20e2a7d6588d97a33

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 4:15:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC
4.0.3.1564

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.SpeedingUpMyPC.AH (variant)
9.11727

McAfee
Artemis!89F2D18A216C
5600.6745

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PCCleaner
15.06.04.06

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0510
7.2.155

File size:
2.6 MB (2,735,096 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

Copyright:
PC HelpSoft

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\driver_updater_32002.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/3/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/4/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PC HelpSoft Labs Inc., O=PC HelpSoft Labs Inc., L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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:
6621BA2E90BF744DB88F6E6F6EBD0F4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2014 9:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:OHlWFMJahGwV3GTOtFlmAsEV903IoaCQT85lAvXR2creW6EqEFpGoXw2:IWOSV3+OtFlmAVV9kImbmvVeTHGIoXb

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file driver_updater_32002.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_GO_SE_DU_BROAD&keyword={keyword}&campaignID=ADWORDS&gclid=COn4t_mmqccCFQWWtAodH40O8w&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../Driver_Updater_32002.exe

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_GO_CO_DU&keyword={keyword}&campaignID=ADWORDS&gclid=CKfcp97ijcYCFdgQgQodC7wAFw&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../Driver_Updater_32002.exe

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_GO_CO_DU&keyword={keyword}&campaignID=ADWORDS&gclid=CJPPvr-ko8YCFarJtAod1iUCog&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../Driver_Updater_32002.exe

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_GO_CO_DU&keyword={keyword}&campaignID=ADWORDS&gclid=CPnC0bC6q8YCFWHHtAodOdUHpg&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../Driver_Updater_32002.exe

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