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driverassist-setup.exe

DriverAssist

SafeBytes Software Inc.

The application driverassist-setup.exe by SafeBytes Software 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.driverassist.com.
Publisher:
SafeBytes Software Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
DriverAssist

Version:
1.8.0.36

MD5:
ecec0f45013a596348e5c431d2bae765

SHA-1:
b17c9366dc804ea981e9db76f952c499f460972f

SHA-256:
479fde9a8b8f4252c1c5e02ebf5689773216a9187be7aca2f1c6c06175ac0ac5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
6/21/2025 2:54:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.8.10.8

File size:
1 MB (1,062,144 bytes)

Product version:
1.8.0.36

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2016 SafeBytes Software Inc.

Trademarks:
Copyright (c) 2016 SafeBytes Software Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\driverassist-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SafeBytes Software Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
10/21/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SafeBytes Software Inc., O=SafeBytes Software Inc., L=Mascouche, S=Quebec, C=CA, SERIALNUMBER=8678359, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA - G2, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
246A1D5D12699D0EB7FE724D899B4CFC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/25/2013 12:03:48 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:8TraKQm0yyKNbf2/eefmpR2xs4YVaSnYKnGd:8vaKQm0VK4/eefI8YVUKGd

Entry address:
0x355D

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 10, A8, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 2C, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 14, 81, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 98, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, F8, 08, 43, 00, E8, 72, 30, 00, 00, A3, 44, 08, 43, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 60, A0, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 81, 40, 00, 68, 00, A8, 40, 00, 68, 40, 00, 43, 00, E8, 6F, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 20, 81, 40, 00, BD, 00, 60, 43, 00, 50, 55, E8, 5D, 2B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9801

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25.5 KB (26,112 bytes)

The file driverassist-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.driverassist.com/lp/wp/wp-content/plugins/.../download.php?type=wpda&gclid=CNKO-8S_9c0CFZSIaQoduHsN5g&tagParamNames=gclid

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