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UpdateStar Drivers

UpdateStar GmbH

The application drivers.exe by UpdateStar GmbH 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 named drivers triggered to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
UpdateStar Drivers

Version:
8, 0, 0, 0

MD5:
ad0ee203e8a6777dea24449686506a94

SHA-1:
024f52108defa1f77880836996a273d6f68f146e

SHA-256:
ab53e97c50a805b01679c09800c5f892e7e4535c69d5d9fb8da1bf87247053bd

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:
4/18/2024 4:39:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.1.20.8

File size:
9 MB (9,443,504 bytes)

Product version:
8, 0, 0, 0

Copyright:
UpdateStar Drivers™ is a top-rated PC driver tool that scans your PC for missing, corrupt, and outdated drivers, and then recommends the latest update

Original file name:
drivers.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\updatestar drivers\drivers.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/12/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/12/2019 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, STREET=Gneisenaustr. 44/45, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10961, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00FBADF674BC78E279821FBDF9D937DF06

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/25/2015 9:12:51 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x3C3444

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 03, 07, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, F6, FC, FF, FF, FF, 25, EC, 57, 04, 00, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 08, 48, 89, 74, 24, 10, 57, 48, 83, EC, 20, 8B, F2, 48, 8B, D9, F6, C2, 02, 74, 2A, 44, 8B, 41, F8, 4C, 8D, 0D, E6, 08, 00, 00, BA, 18, 00, 00, 00, E8, E6, 02, 00, 00, 40, F6, C6, 01, 74, 09, 48, 8D, 4B, F8, E8, CB, E5, FF, FF, 48, 8D, 43, F8, EB, 16, E8, C2, 08, 00, 00, 40, F6, C6, 01, 74, 08, 48, 8B, CB, E8, B2, E5, FF, FF, 48, 8B, C3, 48, 8B, 5C, 24, 30, 48, 8B, 74, 24, 38, 48, 83, C4, 20, 5F...
 
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Code size:
4 MB (4,220,416 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
drivers

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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