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drivermax-setup.exe

Blueis

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application drivermax-setup.exe by Blueis has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.programwardrobe.com.
Publisher:
Blueis  (signed and verified)

MD5:
db30975519cc7b37a880c55bc554cc05

SHA-1:
296f0f413a4bbe33f9c385c7f7b7eac9923435b4

SHA-256:
4a5ca811f510b4ac8a317169fbdcab2db15747e768202d57ab861218994d1703

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/26/2024 1:34:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Tucows
2016.0.3220

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20675

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.BP
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Application.DownloadAdmin
15.1.24

McAfee
Artemis!B9F049D7247C
5600.6876

Norman
InstallCore.WQEC
11.20150123

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.1.23.21

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.FLbeQTC
37.0.11400

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0106
7.2.23

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadAdmin
36532

File size:
834 KB (854,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\drivermax-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Blueis

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/6/2014 8:30:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2015 8:29:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Blueis, O=Blueis, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
58AC2B1B2E1E80F003ECEE0F41F4124A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/7/2014 1:26:37 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:e9jnxpJA9Kua6nPQSQsTnmc0Q9FxDNiZzSfOr0+z3962z7NbkGfxReex:KjxpW93nn0InTJDN2efOr0+kaVxRx

Entry address:
0x3522

Entry point:
81, EC, 78, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, C6, 44, 24, 0C, 20, 57, 8B, EB, BF, A0, 83, 40, 00, 8B, F3, E8, FC, 3C, 00, 00, FF, 15, 08, 87, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 80, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 0C, 87, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, C4, 4C, 42, 00, E8, 26, 2A, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, 50, 44, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 30, 50, 53, 68, E3, 83, 40, 00, FF, 15, 50, 81, 40, 00, 68, E4, 83, 40, 00, 68, 60, 44, 42, 00, E8, 40, 2C, 00, 00, FF, 15, A8, 80, 40, 00, 50, 68, 00, A0, 42, 00, E8, 2F, 2C, 00, 00, 53...
 
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Entropy:
7.4950

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file drivermax-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.programwardrobe.com/launch.php?p=172&v=198

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