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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 18 anti-malware scanners. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
DriverUpdate

Description:
DriverUpdate Setup Wizard

Version:
1.3

MD5:
7c33cffe4af0da5d0dc5fec363d1eec9

SHA-1:
f826d17362cbf494bd6d032e9bf7d67c2cec4a56

SHA-256:
beb9cb79e1318c5a0ba2e548a13014217f74e23fb3a99bc5f10cf6f34265d54a

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 12:27:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.DL.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DriverUpdate
2014.11.29

Avira AntiVirus
HEUR/Patched.Ren
7.11.144.160

avast!
Win32:Sality
2014.9-150306

AVG
Downloader
2016.0.3179

Bkav FE
HW32.Laneul
1.3.0.4246

Dr.Web
riskware program Program.Unwanted.38
9.0.1.065

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Android.Adware.Dowgin
8.15.03.06.12

F-Prot
W32/Sality.E.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Eorezo.BZ
11.2015-06-03_6

G Data
Win32.Virus.Sality
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of driverupdate-setup.exe
2015.6.12.16

Kaspersky
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2390

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

Sophos
PUA 'DriverUpdate - Slimware Util' (of type Adware)
5.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.FakeDriverUpdate.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.atbh
28466

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.225895
2.0.0.1959

File size:
819.2 KB (838,816 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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/4/2015 6:59:59 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:
8/5/2014 3:58:37 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ppcc1Wk/TB2MlRqAM2zN9wzQTnnnqFoj0ys9:pBWcrRS2zoSnnD0J9

Entry address:
0x2E1A0

Entry point:
E8, 3A, 77, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, F0, 0D, 46, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, BA, 77, 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, 65, 4F, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, F5, 7C, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 29, 39, 7D, 10, 74, E0, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 40, 4F, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, D7, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 5F, 78, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4406

Code size:
292 KB (299,008 bytes)

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