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driver_updater_4013.exe

PC HelpSoft Driver Updater

PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.

The executable driver_updater_4013.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. 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:
af9b333a5a2bb2e58ac6816a66825310

SHA-1:
ad8deb89d3e59e61c309429763c5a5a44d1839df

SHA-256:
b76e69a51a9630b5bdb0efbb3ba0c2c046032ba43c1a71a9b6a9f6f068bcdc1e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 6:36:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Optional.PCHelpSoft.Installer.Meta (L)
16.6.4.1

File size:
2.5 MB (2,594,280 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_4013.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/25/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/26/2016 1:59:59 AM

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:
09B2B689DAEB478C902DFF16930CFB11

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/16/2015 3:24:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:cWXAAWuXCmEBs8c+/gqcFKpCfj3MfsrkuSA7hu+cArAAydNxcw4hZ6/FPAd:tACXCna3+/gTcpCfbMyD4FrdZ4Z6tE

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_4013.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_GO_SE_DU_BROAD&keyword=terratec&campaignID=ADWORDS&gclid=CMKYl67Di84CFTYW0wodMrwHog&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../Driver_Updater_4013.exe

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_GO_SE_DU_BROAD&keyword=pilotes&campaignID=ADWORDS&gclid=COrtrMzi_80CFYwfhgodgKYIIg&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../Driver_Updater_4013.exe

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_GO_SE_DU_BROAD&keyword=drivers windows&campaignID=ADWORDS&gclid=CIKBqNuqy80CFcJahgodmk4Fmg&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../Driver_Updater_4013.exe

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_GO_SE_DU_BROAD&keyword=logiciel pilote&campaignID=ADWORDS&gclid=CKCcjNfI2s0CFcZAGwodmukJ1g&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../Driver_Updater_4013.exe

http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../Driver_Updater_4013.exe

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_GO_SE_DU_BROAD&keyword=pilote pc&campaignID=ADWORDS&gclid=CNrWk-f7nc0CFfgW0wod-NkCGg&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../Driver_Updater_4013.exe

http://webtools.pchelpsoft.com/download.cfm?tracking=PH_FR_PP_GO_SE_DU_BROAD&keyword= installer webcam&campaignID=ADWORDS&gclid=CLXcteyKr80CFTUW0wodRG8FaQ&go=http://cdn2.pchelpsoft.com/.../Driver_Updater_4013.exe

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