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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 19 anti-malware scanners. While running, it connects to the Internet address server-54-230-52-15.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
DriverUpdate

Description:
DriverUpdate Setup Wizard

Version:
1.5

MD5:
affcb5c0197f00aae358cf43b300a86d

SHA-1:
d761b2e55eaea2bd3c29c4067d50e3b20f5f456d

SHA-256:
e829103dd224b694268fd8fec9c16c7f1a6c413d87fdfba1375dcf68921b5e36

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 1:51:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.DL.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DriverUpdate
2015.06.04

Avira AntiVirus
HEUR/Patched.Ren
7.11.144.160

avast!
Win32:Sality
2014.9-150603

Bkav FE
HW32.Laneul
1.3.0.4246

Dr.Web
riskware program Program.Unwanted.396, is riskware program Program.Unwanted.148
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Android.Adware.Dowgin
8.15.06.03.04

F-Prot
W32/Downloader.HA.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Slimware
15.6.24

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.204.16128

Kaspersky
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2015.06.03.04

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Virut-Gen.bwpxnc
0.28.0.59492

nProtect
Trojan-Downloader/W32.Agent.834488.D
15.06.02.01

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.6.3.12

Sophos
PUA 'DriverUpdate - Slimware Util' (of type Adware)
5.15

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XbKXdJC
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.FakeDriverUpdate.gen
3.12.26.4

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.229959
2.0.0.2203

File size:
814.9 KB (834,488 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

Copyright:
Copyright SlimWare Utilities, Inc. 2011-2014

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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/4/2015 5:59:59 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:
11/24/2014 1:09:03 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:UZLXtQwB2iypBEeqPGzzkzDzQTnnnqFoj/ystz:YywXKBQufkvSnnD/Jtz

Entry address:
0x2ECDB

Entry point:
E8, 7F, 76, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 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, B3, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 49, 7B, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 29, 39, 7D, 10, 74, E0, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 8E, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, D7, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, B3, 76, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, 5F, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 85...
 
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Entropy:
6.4591

Code size:
296 KB (303,104 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-52-15.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.52.15:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-5-56-241.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.5.56.241:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-17-223-81.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.17.223.81:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-22-237-248.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.22.237.248:80)

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