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SimpleDriverUpdater.exe

Simple Driver Updater

Vapc Lux Sarl

The application SimpleDriverUpdater.exe by Vapc Lux Sarl has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program Simple Driver Updater by SimpleStar.
Publisher:
Vapc Lux Sarl  (signed and verified)

Product:
Simple Driver Updater

Version:
5,12,0,12

MD5:
83a0ff8796261670978ce263badeda82

SHA-1:
1cb446f2c52bf33afe3b4a23074ca70dd8b7346c

SHA-256:
57ef62b83c888089ea27bea6cb9e7ea8a6a04bbb607205a195846d19e27895ed

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 7:23:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SimpleStar (L)
16.11.10.19

File size:
26.4 MB (27,638,744 bytes)

Product version:
5.12.0.12

Copyright:
Copyright © 2016 SimpleStar. All Rights Reserved.

Original file name:
SimpleDriverUpdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\simple driver updater\simpledriverupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Vapc Lux Sarl

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2016 10:11:14 AM

Valid to:
2/10/2017 10:57:32 AM

Subject:
E=Ludovic.trogliero@vapc.lu, CN=Vapc Lux Sarl, O=Vapc Lux Sarl, L=Luxembourg, C=LU

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112130BA28CC6DC89090DD3923776478D67D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/19/2016 9:33:25 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:GjPqBhiTvUiD74hQ2ycENai/rGN7AR4FpmMUh/o1oti:GjPlDDSMYi/rGN7ARNi

Entry address:
0x303340

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 03, 40, 01, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 52, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 66, 66, 0F, 1F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 48, 8B, C1, 49, 83, F8, 08, 72, 53, 0F, B6, D2, 49, B9, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 49, 0F, AF, D1, 49, 83, F8, 40, 72, 1E, 48, F7, D9, 83, E1, 07, 74, 06, 4C, 2B, C1, 48, 89, 10, 48, 03, C8, 4D, 8B, C8, 49, 83, E0, 3F, 49, C1, E9, 06, 75, 39, 4D, 8B, C8, 49, 83, E0, 07, 49, C1, E9, 03, 74, 11, 66, 66, 66, 90, 90...
 
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Entropy:
5.4896

Code size:
3.7 MB (3,864,576 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Start Simple Driver Updater for George-PC@George(logon)

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file SimpleDriverUpdater.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Simple Driver Updater  by SimpleStar
www.simplestar.com/support/simple-driver-updater
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-206-15-116.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.206.15.116:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-34-194-231-165.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (34.194.231.165:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-73-235-184.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.73.235.184:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-174-121-249.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.174.121.249:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-7-8-20.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.7.8.20:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-202-118-91.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.202.118.91:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-174-209-247.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.174.209.247:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-174-14-7.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.174.14.7:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-2-143-52.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.2.143.52:80)

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