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DriverAssist.exe

SafeBytes Software Inc.

The application DriverAssist.exe by SafeBytes Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
SafeBytes Software Inc.  (signed and verified)

Version:
3.1.0.1

MD5:
e310420c3333ab970f00d805104e4b18

SHA-1:
054d29fd83c8da2380af305d3f2e1688f370950f

SHA-256:
1f30bbbcafa6e33dab8149f1f53aa302c1028413a7d29d0f2af930764042554c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/3/2024 1:03:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.12.19.17

File size:
11.4 MB (11,914,480 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 All rights reserved.

Original file name:
DriverAssist.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\driverassist\driverassist.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SafeBytes Software Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
10/21/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2017 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SafeBytes Software Inc., O=SafeBytes Software Inc., L=Mascouche, S=Quebec, C=CA, SERIALNUMBER=8678359, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA - G2, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
246A1D5D12699D0EB7FE724D899B4CFC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/16/2016 12:24:23 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xB5A0CE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 85, 00, 00, 00, 10, A1, B5, 00, 10, 83, B5, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 56, 19, D3, 3C, 2F, 1D, 5D, 49, 8E, 2A, BF, AE, AA, 19, 5A, 11, 01, 00, 00, 00, 5A, 3A, 5C, 42, 32, 5C, 52, 5C, 74, 65, 6D, 70, 44, 52, 49, 56, 42, 75, 69, 6C, 64, 2D, 32, 30, 31, 36, 31, 32, 31, 36, 31, 32, 31, 34, 35, 33, 5C, 53...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
11.3 MB (11,895,296 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
DriverAssist.AutoScheduledFirstWeek

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
Starts when user logs on.


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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-83-46-0.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.83.46.0:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-84-107-9.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.84.107.9:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-213-234-16.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.213.234.16:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-4-43-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.4.43.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-55-155-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.55.155.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-50-187-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.50.187.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-51-123-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.51.123.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-37-43-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.37.43.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-33-124.mnl50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.33.124:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-57-219-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.57.219.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-51-27-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.51.27.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-15-155-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.15.155.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-159-16.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.159.16:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-157.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.157:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-246.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.246:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cache.google.com  (109.120.206.98:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-58-43-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.58.43.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-51-235-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.51.235.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-46-107-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.46.107.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-41-75-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.41.75.27:80)

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