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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:
f4986c11848cb366e1c18bc8d3917b4a

SHA-1:
e2bc21e3f247a3accdb343249b7e1c7ce4554ac3

SHA-256:
a52537271fccef330bfafac3435ac674a715236d7a00b71a6740fe141df1d091

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:48:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
17.3.6.15

File size:
11.4 MB (11,931,888 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.0.20

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 All rights reserved.

Original file name:
DriverAssist.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SafeBytes Software Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
10/21/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2017 6:59:59 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:
3/6/2017 1:02:11 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xB5E362

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, A4, E3, B5, 00, A4, C5, B5, 00, 52, 53, 44, 53, F5, 99, 88, 23, 79, F7, E6, 48, 82, CF, 7D, 97, 9D, C1, C6, 5E, 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, 35, 32, 32, 35, 31, 34, 33, 5C, 53...
 
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Entropy:
7.0385

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
11.4 MB (11,912,704 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 server-54-230-37-173.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.37.173:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-239-172-222.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.239.172.222:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-179-234.gru50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.179.234:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-44-3-36.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.44.3.36:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-4-59-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.4.59.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-87-165.lax3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.87.165:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-7-225.dfw3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.7.225:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-7-221.dfw3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.7.221:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-7-217.dfw3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.7.217:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-7-172.dfw3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.7.172:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-37-73.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.37.73:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-37-67.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.37.67:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-37-236.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.37.236:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-37-204.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.37.204:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-37-137.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.37.137:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-28-99.dub2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.28.99:80)

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