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pchelpsoftdriverupdater.exe

PC HelpSoft Driver Updater

PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.

The executable pchelpsoftdriverupdater.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. While running, it connects to the Internet address mail.passwords.smartpctools.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
PC HelpSoft  (signed by PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.)

Product:
PC HelpSoft Driver Updater

Version:
3.1.0.5

MD5:
280dec798748cbb397d8dce87afc66b6

SHA-1:
866b1c30f347ccebdbc2db021c7ade553c2f1567

SHA-256:
92865fa1eb9f91f74722212b198304195caef83dad1dd20bc8d33694fdc4630d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
5/7/2024 12:19:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Optional.PCHelpSoft.PCHelpSoftLabs.Meta (L)
16.3.5.22

File size:
4.1 MB (4,349,736 bytes)

Product version:
4.0

Copyright:
Copyright 2015 PC HelpSoft

Trademarks:
Copyright 2015 PC HelpSoft

Original file name:
PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pc helpsoft driver updater\pchelpsoftdriverupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC HelpSoft Labs Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/25/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/25/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PC HelpSoft Labs Inc., O=PC HelpSoft Labs Inc., L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
5BF17138E97AA928FD8A09C5915E975F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/2/2016 5:26:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:VaigmVloSVtHTfdf30lD/hE8CtM2g37yTcK8D:YUzTfV30X/CtSCD8D

Entry address:
0x36DACC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, B9, 07, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 49, 75, F9, 53, 56, 57, B8, 64, 96, 75, 00, E8, 6C, DB, C9, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 10, DF, 76, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, E8, 85, CD, EE, FF, 8D, 55, EC, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, E8, 70, 6D, C9, FF, 8B, 45, EC, BA, 2C, DF, 76, 00, E8, DF, A8, C9, FF, 75, 31, 68, 44, DF, 76, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 01, 00, 1F, 00, E8, E8, F3, C9, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 85, C5, 03, 00, 00, 68, 44, DF, 76, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, E8, DE, EE, C9, FF, E8, C1, A7, FE, FF, E9, AD, 03, 00, 00, 8D, 55, E8, B8...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
3.4 MB (3,589,120 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to mail.passwords.smartpctools.com  (173.192.91.180:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static.106.2.9.176.clients.your-server.de  (176.9.2.106:80)

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