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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:
a4e3f415bdb591a3e00be67649c602dd

SHA-1:
5c59d7246ddc089a2c27ba4914ad95b791b983a1

SHA-256:
4905f3d1f819d5f73fe8e73f4316b80ae98dd14adeb4bdc94637d50b4b84ea62

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 11:30:28 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SimpleStar (L)
16.10.17.22

File size:
25 MB (26,243,544 bytes)

Product version:
5.12.0.12

Copyright:
Copyright © 2016 SimpleStar. All Rights Reserved.

Original file name:
SimpleDriverUpdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 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 3:11:14 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2017 3:57:32 PM

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 2:26:06 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:0ZWXqFTy2vavUiD74hQ2ycENai/rGN7AR4FpmMUh/o1otA:fp2vSDSMYi/rGN7ARNA

Entry address:
0x268F7E

Entry point:
E8, 43, 33, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 53, 56, 8B, 44, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, C8, 8B, 5C, 24, 14, 8B, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, D1, E9, D1, DB, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B, C9, 75, F4, F7, F3, 8B, F0, F7, 64, 24, 18, 8B, C8, 8B, 44, 24, 14, F7, E6, 03, D1, 72, 0E, 3B, 54, 24, 10, 77, 08, 72, 07, 3B, 44, 24, 0C, 76, 01, 4E, 33, D2, 8B, C6, 5E, 5B, C2, 10, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83...
 
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Entropy:
5.4314

Code size:
2.9 MB (3,017,216 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Start Simple Driver Updater for oooo-PC@oooo(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 ec2-52-73-235-184.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 ec2-52-202-118-91.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.202.118.91:80)

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

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

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

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

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to wb-in-f97.1e100.net  (66.102.1.97:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 209-88-193-137.barak.net.il  (209.88.193.137:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-85-189-79.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.85.189.79:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 94.31.29.54.IPYX-077437-ZYO.above.net  (94.31.29.54:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to d4.58.0a05.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (5.10.88.212:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to bam-8.nr-data.net  (162.247.242.20:443)

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