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DriverUpdate-setup.exe

DriverUpdate

Slimware Utilities, Inc.

The setup for the Slimware 'PC optimization' product may present the user with unwanted offers or may be installed as part of a bundled offer. The application DriverUpdate-setup.exe, “DriverUpdate Setup Wizard” by Slimware Utilities has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.driverupdate.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
DriverUpdate

Description:
DriverUpdate Setup Wizard

Version:
1.3

MD5:
7a3ea2a394a1339febbcd1851eb6b835

SHA-1:
bcd621430d7db7a75b899e019c7e7b90186bf7b8

SHA-256:
eecd8ea71411ab81d408e766de1c2a9165afd8526942d00cfaded1057e5596da

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 5:43:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
HW32.Laneul
1.3.0.4246

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SlimWare.Optional.Installer.Meta (L)
16.2.7.10

File size:
598.3 KB (612,672 bytes)

Product version:
1.3

Copyright:
Copyright SlimWare Utilities, Inc. 2011-2012

Original file name:
DriverUpdate-setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/3/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/4/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Slimware Utilities, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Slimware Utilities, Inc.", L=Ocean Springs, S=Mississippi, 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:
396592A759309A28F5D983A5A376DA47

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 2:37:53 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:YA6dB2+0kWDTAucnnIYTbeR+V6OnuZ6bNetKWokX:G2zD8u0BTbi+V6Ou0EnX

Entry address:
0x2A99A

Entry point:
E8, B6, 75, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 40, 9D, 45, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 36, 76, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 66, 8B, 08, 40, 40, 66, 85, C9, 75, F6, 2B, 44, 24, 04, D1, F8, 48, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, C7, 74, 47, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, B5, 50, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 6B, 7B, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 29, 39, 7D, 10, 74, E0, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 90, 50, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, D7, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, D5, 76, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.9200

Code size:
276 KB (282,624 bytes)

The file DriverUpdate-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

http://www.driverupdate.net/init_dl.php?s=7

http://www.windowsanswers.net/go.php?r=driverupdate

http://blowitathr.slimdriver.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=highcpuusagecamp&mode=download&cbtid=highcpuusagecamp&gid=1048921873&aid=28750941-708c-48ef-8916-d9bfc4b2adf7

http://blowitathr.slimdriver.hop.clickbank.net/hop/?CBRehoppp2=http://.../index_lp.php?hop=blowitathr&hstr=1366914409763|blowitathr.highcpuusagecamp||c4d44ev9k3|slimdriver&code={0}&key=1E13A921&parms=mode=download&cbtid=highcpuusagecamp&gid=1048921873&aid=28750941-708c-48ef-8916-d9bfc4b2adf7&s=default&ds=0

http://www.driverupdate.net/index_lp.php?hop=blowitathr&mode=download&cbtid=highcpuusagecamp&gid=1048921873&aid=28750941-708c-48ef-8916-d9bfc4b2adf7

http://www.driverupdate.net/DriverUpdate-setup.exe

http://www.driverupdate.net/init_dl.php

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