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DriverUpdate-setup.exe

DriverUpdate

Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.

The application DriverUpdate-setup.exe, “DriverUpdate Setup Wizard” by Slimware Utilities Holdings 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 file has been seen being downloaded from www.driverupdate.net.
Publisher:
Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
DriverUpdate

Description:
DriverUpdate Setup Wizard

Version:
2.7.3

MD5:
c2201e26be1ea7fd96d49d31a3627241

SHA-1:
54777a20cd58ed24b992c1e96ae564a39f84ada0

SHA-256:
ca8d04d532246f00335b8012398d2994989a5790065a04e80a757ac49a2c8f38

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 2:12:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SlimWare.Optional (L)
17.3.16.13

File size:
968.2 KB (991,472 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.3

Copyright:
Copyright 2011-2016 Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.

Original file name:
DriverUpdate-setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\driverupdate-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/22/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/6/2018 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.", O="Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.", L=New York, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
246BBE812B36C137225497BA8DF178FA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/2/2016 5:21:30 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

Entry address:
0x378CE

Entry point:
E8, 1C, 85, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 85, C0, 74, 12, 83, E8, 08, 81, 38, DD, DD, 00, 00, 75, 07, 50, E8, 67, 0A, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 85, C0, 56, 8B, F1, C6, 46, 0C, 00, 75, 63, E8, 0D, 81, 00, 00, 89, 46, 08, 8B, 48, 6C, 89, 0E, 8B, 48, 68, 89, 4E, 04, 8B, 0E, 3B, 0D, 28, 16, 47, 00, 74, 12, 8B, 0D, 44, 15, 47, 00, 85, 48, 70, 75, 07, E8, CB, 8F, 00, 00, 89, 06, 8B, 46, 04, 3B, 05, 48, 14, 47, 00, 74, 16, 8B, 46, 08, 8B, 0D, 44, 15, 47, 00, 85, 48, 70, 75, 08, E8, 6C, 88, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4681

Code size:
344 KB (352,256 bytes)

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

http://www.driverupdate.net/init_dl.php?upl=YToxMDp7czo5OiJ1bF9zdHViaWQiO3M6MzY6ImYyNDdlMDA1LTQ5Y2EtNDZjNy04NzA2LWY5ZGYzNDY1ODc3OSI7czoxMDoidWxfY29icmFuZCI7czozOiJTVzIiO3M6MTE6InVsX2NhbXBhaWduIjtzOjY6InhkbTM4NiI7czo4OiJ1bF9zdWJpZCI7czoyMDoiMjM0MTc2MjkxLTQ1MTkzNzkwMzkiO3M6NzoicHJvZHVjdCI7czozOiJTVzIiO3M6MTE6ImJyb3dzZXJUeXBlIjtzOjI6IklFIjtzOjE0OiJicm93c2VyVmVyc2lvbiI7czo0OiIxMC4wIjtzOjE1OiJicm93c2VyTGFuZ3VhZ2UiO3M6NToiZW4tdXMiO3M6MTA6InBsYXRmb3JtT1MiO3M6NzoiV2luZG93cyI7czoxNzoicGxhdGZvcm1PU1ZlcnNpb24iO3M6MzoiNi4yIjt9&slimprid=^SW2^xdm386

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