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drivermax_7_61_cnet.exe

DriverMax

Innovative Solutions Grup SRL

The application drivermax_7_61_cnet.exe, “DriverMax Setup ” by Innovative Solutions Grup SRL has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 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 bf.softobase.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Innovative Solutions   (signed by Innovative Solutions Grup SRL)

Product:
DriverMax

Description:
DriverMax Setup

MD5:
2d8c2f50a223e458b439a816463bbb1d

SHA-1:
223e2830a1e1501bfa7c3791270823259c19ca52

SHA-256:
b96b74c3a8fbca0787dc16ba61f5dfae6f04a678e94ea65deffbf7cd3acbac07

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
4/30/2024 6:57:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.147
9.0.1.0184

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11881

Reason Heuristics
Adware.OpenCandy (M)
16.6.16.17

File size:
5.5 MB (5,788,544 bytes)

Product version:
7.61.0.1155

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\drivermax_7_61_cnet.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Innovative Solutions Grup SRL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/19/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/18/2016 12:59:59 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:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:IhBesRmjkvaCkIzXaUrsq2MbKkErI7dGOCQ9IMD:5s0aaCvrapfk8Od1Z6MD

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:
7.9309

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file drivermax_7_61_cnet.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://bf.softobase.com/DriverMax.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/39/85/.../drivermax_7_61_cnet.exe

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