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SmartDriverUpdater.exe

Smart Driver Updater

Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

The application SmartDriverUpdater.exe by Smart PC Solutions has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from RevenueWire's affiliate distribution platform driverslk.bluesquad.revenuewire.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Avanquest Software   (signed by Smart PC Solutions, Inc.)

Product:
Smart Driver Updater

Version:
3.1

MD5:
b29865e623c7fa08a0e2d8ac00658b8b

SHA-1:
22727999e4c0f0e2557b76a4b6c1f4033e74aa05

SHA-256:
68d9924f3c5ca652988fc7a6c8bcc2479e9209456cff40daf7cb621270b08005

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 1:57:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.SmartPCSolutions.S
14.6.10.14

File size:
1.7 MB (1,809,776 bytes)

Product version:
3.1

Copyright:
Avanquest Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\smartdriverupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart PC Solutions, Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
10/13/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/24/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", O="Smart PC Solutions, Inc.", L=Alexandria, S=Virginia, C=US, SERIALNUMBER=0661796-3., OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=Virginia, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=US

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

Serial number:
3D1EC03375367AD2596A200ED9646A81

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:JaEkd7Ts6vnInnvUH9ZGvG1ZAlJ0xxHgAGqeZjHMHoEeJdwinXBgl:AEkD+vUHH1C+xAZPdHMIEUdrRgl

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Entropy:
7.9929

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file SmartDriverUpdater.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://driverslk.bluesquad.revenuewire.net/smart-driver-xs/.../?o-toshiba-table2-download

http://www.avanquestaffiliates.com/.../SmartDriverUpdater.exe

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