| File name: | Driver_Updater_setup.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/ee7d06ee-9e2b-47b3-bfd4-7ce77f5deae3 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Adware is a form of malware that targets users with unwanted advertisements, often disrupting their browsing experience. It typically infiltrates systems through software bundling, malicious websites, or deceptive downloads. Once installed, it may track user activity, collect sensitive data, and display intrusive ads, including pop-ups or banners. Some advanced adware variants can bypass security measures and establish persistence on devices, making removal challenging. Additionally, adware can create vulnerabilities that other malware can exploit, posing a significant risk to user privacy and system security. |
| Analysis date: | September 08, 2024, 11:22:22 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | CB055D7DDB5B500C5FCB0051428FC3CC |
| SHA1: | C98493F9809C8FD95FD8067A2F1CADF2EE4CEAD3 |
| SHA256: | 011D634221DC4DE0498600568F37E27DE35CFE60FC2C2B22C2AA87871FB10C0A |
| SSDEEP: | 98304:6+QqZ8fuhL4lMReXlNfUBJYZ35eJHcOpJn5KZD5pk0uypuJTMVLagOVFp+OKCJbP:ari9iJiRLFTA/YNswKfwv5z |
| .exe | | | Inno Setup installer (65.1) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (24.6) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (3.9) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (2.6) |
| .exe | | | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (1.2) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2021:06:03 08:09:11+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 2.25 |
| CodeSize: | 741376 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 68096 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xb5eec |
| OSVersion: | 6.1 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 7.1.1130.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 7.1.1130.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | This installation was built with Inno Setup. |
| CompanyName: | PC HelpSoft |
| FileDescription: | PC HelpSoft Driver Updater |
| FileVersion: | 7.1.1130.0 |
| LegalCopyright: | PC HelpSoft |
| OriginalFileName: | |
| ProductName: | PC HelpSoft Driver Updater |
| ProductVersion: | 7.1.1130.0 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 320 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6028 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,15621302893085309548,14825300510626219907,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 360 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6364 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,15621302893085309548,14825300510626219907,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 400 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --extension-process --renderer-sub-type=extension --no-appcompat-clear --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=8 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4320 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,15621302893085309548,14825300510626219907,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 508 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2504 --field-trial-handle=2364,i,11866424252238519883,15409172636654742532,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:3 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 532 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-U6125.tmp\Driver_Updater_setup.tmp" /SL5="$903A4,5837648,810496,C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Driver_Updater_setup.exe" /SPAWNWND=$80316 /NOTIFYWND=$903D2 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-U6125.tmp\Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | Driver_Updater_setup.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: PC HelpSoft Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Setup/Uninstall Exit code: 0 Version: 51.1052.0.0 Modules
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| 608 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=11 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5476 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,15621302893085309548,14825300510626219907,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 780 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater\PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe" /START /INSTALLED | C:\Program Files (x86)\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater\PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: PC HelpSoft Integrity Level: HIGH Description: PC HelpSoft Driver Updater Version: 7.1.1130 Modules
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| 788 | "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Delete /TN "PC HelpSoft Driver Updater Monitoring" /F | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | — | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Task Scheduler Configuration Tool Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 788 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5160 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,15621302893085309548,14825300510626219907,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 788 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --disable-gpu-compositing --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=31 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6828 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,15621302893085309548,14825300510626219907,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (532) Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.HDM_encrypted\OpenWithProgids |
| Operation: | write | Name: | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.HDM_encrypted |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (532) Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe\SupportedTypes |
| Operation: | write | Name: | .HDM_encrypted |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (532) Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Language |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (532) Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DelayedStart |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (532) Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SetupName |
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Driver_Updater_setup.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (532) Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Inno Setup: Setup Version |
Value: 6.2.0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (532) Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Inno Setup: App Path |
Value: C:\Program Files (x86)\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater | |||
| (PID) Process: | (532) Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallLocation |
Value: C:\Program Files (x86)\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater\ | |||
| (PID) Process: | (532) Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Inno Setup: Icon Group |
Value: PC HelpSoft Driver Updater | |||
| (PID) Process: | (532) Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater_is1 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Inno Setup: User |
Value: admin | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3584 | Driver_Updater_setup.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-V1R7P.tmp\Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | executable | |
MD5:4947F753EB5C3B1AA3CE496A9AB30130 | SHA256:1CB7131714F41D651792F15B48A128840C959A5190D076A7FEE5FE8B8EFE232D | |||
| 532 | Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-5S3FL.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp | executable | |
MD5:E4211D6D009757C078A9FAC7FF4F03D4 | SHA256:388A796580234EFC95F3B1C70AD4CB44BFDDC7BA0F9203BF4902B9929B136F95 | |||
| 532 | Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | C:\Program Files (x86)\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater\Extra\DriverPro.exe | executable | |
MD5:34392941C1918C5639E8C0CBFA64115E | SHA256:C825552C99C321DFBAAE6B16D797F80A6557C555689BD78AF815B0D48B0CCB05 | |||
| 532 | Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | C:\Program Files (x86)\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater\unins000.exe | executable | |
MD5:4947F753EB5C3B1AA3CE496A9AB30130 | SHA256:1CB7131714F41D651792F15B48A128840C959A5190D076A7FEE5FE8B8EFE232D | |||
| 532 | Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | C:\Program Files (x86)\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater\Extra\Danish.ini | binary | |
MD5:25BB2EAECB641EC8E07C30CA3B8CF387 | SHA256:D4BDFA83D66E9FBFA5B5C0DA832C4766D539FD7B1F2EDDEE53E7DBC7E8E095E9 | |||
| 532 | Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | C:\Program Files (x86)\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater\is-KQ0GN.tmp | executable | |
MD5:4947F753EB5C3B1AA3CE496A9AB30130 | SHA256:1CB7131714F41D651792F15B48A128840C959A5190D076A7FEE5FE8B8EFE232D | |||
| 532 | Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | C:\Program Files (x86)\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater\Extra\is-RM5OF.tmp | text | |
MD5:C12E324F7BA24C91F31927D7A720294A | SHA256:BAD8F599F3B38B7F67E77E26AEC057FA8849C0CB80B72AC9E7265F9DCB3AF199 | |||
| 532 | Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | C:\Program Files (x86)\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater\Extra\Settings.ini | text | |
MD5:C12E324F7BA24C91F31927D7A720294A | SHA256:BAD8F599F3B38B7F67E77E26AEC057FA8849C0CB80B72AC9E7265F9DCB3AF199 | |||
| 532 | Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | C:\Program Files (x86)\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater\Extra\is-6J5PL.tmp | executable | |
MD5:33BEA8D12BB5F49A948B650A882F54FE | SHA256:B82D89D84D2815B550810DCBB7F99E68B793DC152AA3838C8F953A7BE50B750F | |||
| 532 | Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | C:\Program Files (x86)\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater\Extra\is-LUKRP.tmp | image | |
MD5:915F2CE934FD4789216B91BF9C2609FD | SHA256:135D81FEEF8BC93E48F3D929D9249ABE56E8B0A566F51964C8CAD28602219250 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2120 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
780 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | POST | 200 | 18.245.86.84:80 | http://api.playanext.com/httpapi | unknown | — | — | unknown |
6344 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
768 | lsass.exe | GET | 200 | 18.245.65.219:80 | http://ocsp.r2m03.amazontrust.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQqHI%2BsdmapawQncL1rpCEZZ8gTSAQUVdkYX9IczAHhWLS%2Bq9lVQgHXLgICEAIZ3N4iW9BAI0lEJQIp3%2F0%3D | unknown | — | — | unknown |
780 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | POST | 200 | 18.245.86.84:80 | http://api.playanext.com/httpapi | unknown | — | — | unknown |
768 | lsass.exe | GET | 200 | 18.245.39.64:80 | http://ocsp.rootca1.amazontrust.com/MFQwUjBQME4wTDAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRPWaOUU8%2B5VZ5%2Fa9jFTaU9pkK3FAQUhBjMhTTsvAyUlC4IWZzHshBOCggCEwdzEkzUBtJnwJkc3SmanzgxeYU%3D | unknown | — | — | unknown |
780 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | POST | 200 | 18.245.86.84:80 | http://api.playanext.com/httpapi | unknown | — | — | unknown |
780 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | POST | 200 | 18.245.86.84:80 | http://api.playanext.com/httpapi | unknown | — | — | unknown |
780 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | POST | 200 | 18.245.86.84:80 | http://api.playanext.com/httpapi | unknown | — | — | unknown |
2816 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6252 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1780 | RUXIMICS.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
2120 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
3888 | svchost.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.113.110.67:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6344 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.14:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6344 | svchost.exe | 192.229.221.95:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | EDGECAST | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
drivers.avqtools.com |
| unknown |
offers.playanext.com |
| unknown |
api.playanext.com |
| whitelisted |
cloud.pchelpsoft.com |
| unknown |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
780 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Driver Updater Setup Process |
780 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Driver Updater Setup Process |
780 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Driver Updater Setup Process |
780 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Driver Updater Setup Process |
780 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Driver Updater Setup Process |
7028 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Session Traversal Utilities for NAT (STUN Binding Request On Non-Standard Low Port) |
7028 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Session Traversal Utilities for NAT (STUN Binding Request On Non-Standard Low Port) |
7028 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Session Traversal Utilities for NAT (STUN Binding Request On Non-Standard High Port) |
7028 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Session Traversal Utilities for NAT (STUN Binding Request On Non-Standard High Port) |
7028 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Session Traversal Utilities for NAT (STUN Binding Request On Non-Standard Low Port) |