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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:
3.2.0.20

MD5:
fcc502797bcff53bd1472b9afaa9ee32

SHA-1:
223c8c7116571f6449485b98ddf7e7f06da9a321

SHA-256:
9c0d3e7f173333231299cc63f77b0487f908eb3dd6dc9fbb12acfb637324d253

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/29/2024 5:30:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
17.3.1.13

File size:
11.4 MB (11,932,400 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.0.20

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:
10/22/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/11/2017 12:59:59 AM

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:
3/1/2017 12:57:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xB5E58E

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, D0, E5, B5, 00, D0, C7, B5, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, 92, CE, EB, 32, E8, 85, 56, 41, 80, 64, 75, 4D, E5, 7D, 31, FA, 01, 00, 00, 00, 7A, 3A, 5C, 42, 32, 5C, 52, 5C, 74, 65, 6D, 70, 44, 52, 49, 56, 42, 75, 69, 6C, 64, 2D, 32, 30, 31, 37, 30, 33, 30, 31, 30, 34, 34, 36, 35, 30, 5C, 53...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
11.4 MB (11,913,216 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 SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-213-234-16.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.213.234.16:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-43-75-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.43.75.27:80)

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-34-203-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.34.203.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-197-4.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.4:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-9-241.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.9.241:80)

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-202-20.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.202.20:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-197-105.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.105:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-9-209.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.9.209:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-9-160.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.9.160:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-48-118.jfk5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.48.118:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-48-11.jfk5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.48.11:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-28-72.dub2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.28.72:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-139-107.lax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.139.107:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-119-92.sfo9.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.119.92:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-11-253.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.11.253:80)

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