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GEARDIFx.exe

DIFx Driver Installer

GEAR Software Inc.

The executable GEARDIFx.exe, “Main DIFx Installer” has been detected as malware by 13 anti-virus scanners.
Publisher:
GEAR Software, Inc.  (signed by GEAR Software Inc.)

Product:
DIFx Driver Installer

Description:
Main DIFx Installer

Version:
1.0.0.25

MD5:
a7e5712c963c8178ac1f7ee251b3a156

SHA-1:
1af4ef6b609a19089d8a4bea70aa1764476ac4ae

SHA-256:
f29423e4cf5c161c2a5894af7542832b85638e66e24dc32a79e3600a2e3286f2

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 7:46:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Patched-JI
160204-3

AVG
Win32/Slugin.A
2015.0.4477

Dr.Web
Win32.Wplugin.2
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.SlugIn
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/Slugin.A virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Slugin.B
4.6.5.141

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Slugin
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Virus.W32/Wplugin
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.213.5568.0

Norman
Win32.SlugIn.A
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Sophos
Virus 'W32/Slugin-A'
5.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4314870
46800

File size:
2 MB (2,072,507 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.1.3

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2012 GEAR Software, Inc.

Original file name:
GEARDIFx.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application data\b0ffcdd9-5261-4e59-b29a-17a4fabdebab\geardifx.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GEAR Software Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/10/2010 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/10/2013 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=GEAR Software Inc., OU=Research and Development, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=GEAR Software Inc., L=Tequesta, S=Florida, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
691A24A59ECEC61FD6353944AA64F107

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/9/2012 3:18:52 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:OvXC8vSH48qlo6qIuQ66T9raOe3PGZovcJNN/LwVOGvCVxp:OiZ6o6qIuQ6Y9OOe3KScJNN/LwVOGvA

Entry address:
0x100697

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 5B, 81, EB, D0, 48, 61, 02, 83, EC, 74, 8B, EC, 8B, 83, AB, 4B, 61, 02, 89, 45, 00, 8B, 83, B3, 4B, 61, 02, 03, 45, 00, 89, 45, 2C, 8B, 83, B7, 4B, 61, 02, 03, 45, 00, 89, 45, 30, C7, 45, 14, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, 18, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, 1C, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 14, FF, 45, 14, 66, 33, C9, 8A, 8C, 03, FF, 4B, 61, 02, 84, C9, 74, 7A, 8B, 45, 1C, 66, 01, 4D, 1C, 03, C3, 05, 13, 4C, 61, 02, 50, 8B, 45, 2C, FF, 10, 85, C0, 0F, 84, 5E, 02, 00, 00, 89, 45, 10, 8B, 45, 1C, 03, C3...
 
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Entropy:
6.3930

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,208,832 bytes)

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