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driver_updater_4006.exe

PC HelpSoft Driver Updater

PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.

The application driver_updater_4006.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:
4.0

MD5:
c3e7cd95767dce9354aac939080e813d

SHA-1:
8862cdc59e133a91221fec986d24ca2a4c0b50fb

SHA-256:
7ad0d4d3a1715ca0f155e5d9cee5e92db5a08244a692d7bd6b80d8588bc03d88

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:23:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.SpeedingUpMyPC
7.1.1

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC
4.0.3.151118

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7383

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
23593

Dr.Web
Program.Unwanted.975
9.0.1.0322

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.SpeedingUpMyPC.AV (variant)
9.12568

File size:
2.5 MB (2,580,920 bytes)

Product version:
4.0

Copyright:
PC HelpSoft

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\driver_updater_4006.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/25/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/25/2016 7:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
5BF17138E97AA928FD8A09C5915E975F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/16/2015 9:24:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:EuvLWmJZWp5jccRgxZHGeULvrn7R7OKEB1IhAhfbOSEwb8jEnZzhIsM6DCF5vk:JqmejcmMZHGeULLlO1ShAhzLEwws1rMu

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, 34, 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, 1E, D8, FF, FF, E8, 6D, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 33, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 54, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file driver_updater_4006.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_GO_SE_DU_BROAD&keyword={keyword}&campaignID=ADWORDS&gclid=COfY39SK-MkCFQEoHwodtfAP6g&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../Driver_Updater_4006.exe

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_GO_SE_DU_BROAD&keyword=du-fr1&campaignID=ADWORDS&gclid=CISMs42zsskCFQoXwwod_foCuw&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../Driver_Updater_4006.exe

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