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DriverUpdate

Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.

The application hdd.exe, “DriverUpdate Setup Wizard” by Slimware Utilities Holdings has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. While running, it connects to the Internet address server-54-230-51-126.jfk5.r.cloudfront.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
DriverUpdate

Description:
DriverUpdate Setup Wizard

Version:
2.7.3

MD5:
847749ca340529acfee988af9b51f77d

SHA-1:
c6a682babfd1ec7828b6dd32f2842d294745f1dd

SHA-256:
c6edfef1cc224c8925f6bcdf806b73d150f96d031496a6712f154680a179b27e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 5:42:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SlimWare (L)
17.1.25.21

File size:
968 KB (991,192 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.3

Copyright:
Copyright 2011-2016 Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.

Original file name:
DriverUpdate-setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\slimware utilities inc\driverupdate\updates\hdd.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/23/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/7/2018 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.", O="Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.", L=New York, S=New York, 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:
246BBE812B36C137225497BA8DF178FA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/2/2016 2:21:30 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

Entry address:
0x378CE

Entry point:
E8, 1C, 85, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 85, C0, 74, 12, 83, E8, 08, 81, 38, DD, DD, 00, 00, 75, 07, 50, E8, 67, 0A, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 85, C0, 56, 8B, F1, C6, 46, 0C, 00, 75, 63, E8, 0D, 81, 00, 00, 89, 46, 08, 8B, 48, 6C, 89, 0E, 8B, 48, 68, 89, 4E, 04, 8B, 0E, 3B, 0D, 28, 16, 47, 00, 74, 12, 8B, 0D, 44, 15, 47, 00, 85, 48, 70, 75, 07, E8, CB, 8F, 00, 00, 89, 06, 8B, 46, 04, 3B, 05, 48, 14, 47, 00, 74, 16, 8B, 46, 08, 8B, 0D, 44, 15, 47, 00, 85, 48, 70, 75, 08, E8, 6C, 88, 00...
 
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Code size:
344 KB (352,256 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-200-95-59.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.200.95.59:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-22-228-216.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.22.228.216:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-172-246-138.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.172.246.138:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-14-33.ams1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.14.33:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-14-215.ams1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.14.215:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-168.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.168:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-192.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.192:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-5-46.dfw3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.5.46:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-51-126.jfk5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.51.126:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-174.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.174:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-162.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.162:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-127.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.127:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-187-222.cdg51.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.187.222:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-11-5.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.11.5:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-11-204.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.11.204:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-11-160.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.11.160:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-11-159.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.11.159:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-11-102.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.11.102:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-55-205.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.55.205:80)

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