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driverguide_driver_download_1075448.exe

Application Installer

iCentric Corporation

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application driverguide_driver_download_1075448.exe, “Application Installer Setup ” by iCentric has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from members.driverguide.com.
Publisher:
Program Soft   (signed by iCentric Corporation)

Product:
Application Installer

Description:
Application Installer Setup

Version:
5.2.2.2

MD5:
a42ca333394ef3df295b76319d839f2e

SHA-1:
95cf6c11600c8aa5445ec727b5af70816856366c

SHA-256:
117999e9e40f835ec409e32fe0711f8b4c09a83cc1e6d4778b5d6a5233edf3ae

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/3/2024 4:05:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.2.5.9

File size:
717 KB (734,200 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.9

Copyright:
Installer Application software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\driverguide_driver_download_1075448.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
iCentric Corporation

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/12/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/12/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=iCentric Corporation, OU=IT, O=iCentric Corporation, L=Los Angeles, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2E7EA3578B751C5935750AFB9AC84F09

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 10:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file driverguide_driver_download_1075448.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://members.driverguide.com/.../fh.php?id=1075448&ts=1425211576&auth=d1428203b01e682df70c971e76908b9b&tp=ic&us=0

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