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DriverMax

Innovative Solutions Grup SRL

The application drivermax.exe, “DriverMax Setup ” by Innovative Solutions Grup SRL has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.avangate.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Innovative Solutions   (signed by Innovative Solutions Grup SRL)

Product:
DriverMax

Description:
DriverMax Setup

MD5:
e9aa93da1b1e377e101ec7a32de3085a

SHA-1:
e99ad6f43208fb886cc90d8349b14300b0e923d1

SHA-256:
6845d086bbe1164b6470759ccbe9e2ad5b4ac4539c6647e62469a231598c2bb1

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 6:47:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3031

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.147
9.0.1.0212

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12023

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
7/31/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.OpenCandy
15.7.25

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OpenCandy.dqfxyu
0.30.24.1357

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
15.7.31.14

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0506
7.2.212

File size:
5.6 MB (5,900,096 bytes)

Product version:
7.64.0.1168

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Innovative Solutions Grup SRL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/19/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/18/2016 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Innovative Solutions Grup SRL, O=Innovative Solutions Grup SRL, L=Bucharest, S=Bucharest, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
6CCC9ABD5046DE5246F5CD620FC3DEBB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:/hB6/ANiIVTIer/LDUiGe33FU8iWGJu8bMwlwczrEriEV6v+U9KNudGOgQ9IMy:eIjDDUiGC3FUC8nT8iEVkEud1n6My

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9329

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file drivermax.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

https://secure.avangate.com/affiliate.php?ACCOUNT=INNOVAAL&AFFILIATE=24406&PATH=http://small.drivermax.com/soft/.../drivermax.exe

http://small.drivermax.com/soft/.../drivermax.exe

http://www.download.fi/.../download.cfm?version_id=102081&software_id=2040&mirror_id=0&installer=0&perion=0&air_installer=0

http://dl15.afterdawn.com/download/f3b343f6d5d3abbdf6fc711ac316bc58/55bf9472/.../drivermax_v7.64.exe

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