Max Driver Updater
Posted: July 16, 2015
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Ranking: | 6,929 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 27,206 |
First Seen: | July 16, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | October 9, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Max Driver Updater is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) developed and distributed by CSDI Media, a relatively unknown software developer. The Max Driver Updater software isn't threatening, so you don't need to be worried if you see it on your computer. However, the Max Driver Updater may sometimes be an unpleasant surprise to users who see this program on their computers, yet they don't recall agreeing to install it. Unfortunately, such cases that involve the Max Driver Updater are quite common, since this software may use deceptive marketing techniques to advertise itself to potential buyers.
Users may install the Max Driver Updater accidentally when they forget to pay attention to the installation instructions for an entirely different piece of software. Some software applications may offer to install bundled software like the Max Driver Updater, and to do this they may ask for the user's authorization. However, software bundles are known to utilize misleading or deceptive installation instructions and messages whose purpose is to trick users into consenting to install Potentially Unwanted Programs like Max Driver Updater unknowingly.
The Max Driver Updater software, despite its deceptive marketing tricks, isn't harmful. The Max Driver Updater does indeed feature a driver scanner that can tell users if some of their drivers are out of date. The application works just fine, but there's a little trick that its authors may use to convince users to buy the full version – when the Max Driver Updater finds an outdated driver it offers the user to update it as soon as they pay for the full version of the application automatically. Users who opt not to pay may then be bombarded with constant pop-ups and notifications whose purpose is to annoy them and remind them that they have an outdated driver. The only way to remove these unwanted notifications is to either uninstall the Max Driver Updater or pay for the full version of the CSDI Media's software product. It goes without saying that you should remove the Max Driver Updater if the application's annoying behavior bothers you.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
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The following files were created in the system:%TEMP%\maxdriverupdater-installer.exe
File name: maxdriverupdater-installer.exeSize: 1.16 MB (1164800 bytes)
MD5: 1d1abefbc1553548989b5985ac0bb38d
Detection count: 92
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 8, 2016
%TEMP%\maxdriverupdater-installer.exe
File name: maxdriverupdater-installer.exeSize: 267.77 KB (267776 bytes)
MD5: c9f21bbbca7f244a2a48e549e1952a3a
Detection count: 81
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 8, 2016
%TEMP%\maxdriverupdater-installer.exe
File name: maxdriverupdater-installer.exeSize: 740.35 KB (740352 bytes)
MD5: 32609215199c10ba9d916292ecf3d465
Detection count: 74
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 8, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\Max Driver Updater\idscservice.exe
File name: idscservice.exeSize: 280.57 KB (280576 bytes)
MD5: 706cdba5b11e0d5b16d99973c3b4b8f1
Detection count: 73
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Max Driver Updater
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 8, 2016
%TEMP%\maxdriverupdater-installer.exe
File name: maxdriverupdater-installer.exeSize: 811.52 KB (811520 bytes)
MD5: 05984ff4468b9bbb5da471ecf05ad2a9
Detection count: 66
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 8, 2016
%TEMP%\maxdriverupdater-installer.exe
File name: maxdriverupdater-installer.exeSize: 621.05 KB (621056 bytes)
MD5: ab4491bd81b00d561fcc816a9e17475c
Detection count: 64
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 8, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\Max Driver Updater\maxdu.exe
File name: maxdu.exeSize: 9.75 MB (9752280 bytes)
MD5: 37085c5f97d8de8512e9b15117aca4fd
Detection count: 61
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Max Driver Updater
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 8, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\Max Driver Updater\uninstaller.exe
File name: uninstaller.exeSize: 48.12 KB (48128 bytes)
MD5: 3dca72ab878cd3f354f577bf34eb8253
Detection count: 55
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Max Driver Updater
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 8, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\Max Driver Updater\idscservice.exe
File name: idscservice.exeSize: 700.92 KB (700928 bytes)
MD5: ddd5f97843cac9fce46f59de7d7a9da9
Detection count: 40
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Max Driver Updater
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 8, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Max Driver Updater\idscservice.exe
File name: idscservice.exeSize: 985.6 KB (985600 bytes)
MD5: 26ca356c96a3d45fa5fd1ebab458b64c
Detection count: 35
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Max Driver Updater
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 8, 2016
%TEMP%\maxdriverupdater-installer.exe
File name: maxdriverupdater-installer.exeSize: 931.84 KB (931840 bytes)
MD5: 027d1b1ac9b70e96f915e38448dbe4da
Detection count: 33
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 8, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\Max Driver Updater\idscservice.exe
File name: idscservice.exeSize: 32.25 KB (32256 bytes)
MD5: 87a3989c19780369f3d7321cd9b68b92
Detection count: 26
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Max Driver Updater
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 8, 2016
\Max Driver Updater\\idscservice.exe
File name: idscservice.exeSize: 22.52 KB (22528 bytes)
MD5: 7c6065a368e14f4611c32ce5a31ff333
Detection count: 24
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: \Max Driver Updater\
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 8, 2016
%TEMP%\maxdriverupdater-installer.exe
File name: maxdriverupdater-installer.exeSize: 750.08 KB (750080 bytes)
MD5: 93dfe5393d0e9bab2f9127bff5aeb2bc
Detection count: 13
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 8, 2016
%TEMP%\maxdriverupdater-installer.exe
File name: maxdriverupdater-installer.exeSize: 1.87 MB (1870848 bytes)
MD5: 6584612d936abc6cea6ba756dfaa7b34
Detection count: 13
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 8, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\Max Driver Updater\idscservice.exe
File name: idscservice.exeSize: 703.48 KB (703488 bytes)
MD5: 4a8676f0132e7da7f02756751836467c
Detection count: 7
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Max Driver Updater
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 11, 2020
%PROGRAMFILES%\Max Driver Updater\uninstaller.exe
File name: uninstaller.exeSize: 83.45 KB (83456 bytes)
MD5: 4e6b9865136f251f8e148b8dbf6b1e70
Detection count: 7
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Max Driver Updater
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 8, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\Max Driver Updater\idscservice.exe
File name: idscservice.exeSize: 501.24 KB (501248 bytes)
MD5: 4fedcd75a763d890386f8f3a2b4391d7
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Max Driver Updater
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 8, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\Max Driver Updater\uninstaller.exe
File name: uninstaller.exeSize: 394.75 KB (394752 bytes)
MD5: 3f1e088e8fc242c65ea12a54fd878464
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Max Driver Updater
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 8, 2016
%TEMP%\maxdriverupdater-installer.exe
File name: maxdriverupdater-installer.exeSize: 955.39 KB (955392 bytes)
MD5: 33154551ff70179cc61ceb099c09f6ae
Detection count: 3
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 8, 2016
More files
Registry Modifications
File name without pathhttp_maxdriverupdater.com_0.localstoragehttp_maxdriverupdater.com_0.localstorage-journalMax Driver Updater.lnkmaxdriverupdater-installer[1].exemaxdriverupdater[1].xmlRegexp file mask%WINDIR%\system32\Tasks\MAXDriverUpdater_UPDATES%WINDIR%\system32\Tasks\MAXDriverUpdaterRunAtStartup%WINDIR%\Tasks\MAXDriverUpdater_UPDATES.jobHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\maxdriverupdater.comSOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\maxdriverupdater.comSoftware\csdimediaSoftware\csdimedia\maxduSOFTWARE\MaxDrivrUpdaterSoftware\Microsoft\idscSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\maxdriverupdater.comSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\idscservice_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\idscservice_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\maxdriverupdater-installer_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\maxdriverupdater-installer_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\MaxDrivrUpdater_Service_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\MaxDrivrUpdater_Service_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures\MAXDriverUpdater_UPDATES.jobSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures\MAXDriverUpdater_UPDATES.job.fpSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\MAXDriverUpdater_UPDATESSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\MAXDriverUpdaterRunAtStartupSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\MaxDrivrUpdater_v63.942SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\csdimediaSoftware\Wow6432Node\csdimedia\maxduSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\MaxDrivrUpdaterSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\MaxDrivrUpdater_Service_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\MaxDrivrUpdater_Service_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\MaxDrivrUpdater_v63.942HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Max Driver Updater_is1
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