PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater

Short bio

PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater is Malwarebytes’ detection name for a potentially unwanted program (PUP) aimed at Windows systems and published by Auslogics.

Symptoms

Users of affected systems may have seen these warnings during the installation process:

installing Auslogics Driver Updater

installing Auslogics Driver Updater

this type of warnings during operations:

active Auslogics Driver Updater

and this entry in the list of installed Programs and Features:

installed Auslogics Driver Updater

Type and source of infection

PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater is advertized as a sytem optimizer in the form of a driver updater. It’s usually installed by the users themselves due to misleading advertizing.

website Auslogics

Aftermath

PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater gains persistence by adding a Scheduled Task.

auslogics scheduled task

Protection

Malwarebytes protects users from PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater by using real-time protection.

block PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater

Malwarebytes blocks PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater

Remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater without further user interaction.

  1. Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
  2. Double-click MBSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
  3. When your Malwarebytes for Windows installation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
  4. Click on the Get started button.
  5. Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
  6. Click Quarantine to remove the found threats.
  7. Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.

Malwarebytes removal log

A Malwarebytes log of removal will look similar to this:

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-Log Details-
Scan Date: 10/1/19
Scan Time: 9:13 AM
Log File: 06416a68-e41b-11e9-8efa-00ffdcc6fdfc.json

-Software Information-
Version: 3.8.3.2965
Components Version: 1.0.613
Update Package Version: 1.0.12719
License: Premium

-System Information-
OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1
CPU: x64
File System: NTFS
User: {computername}\{username}

-Scan Summary-
Scan Type: Threat Scan
Scan Initiated By: Manual
Result: Completed
Objects Scanned: 235160
Threats Detected: 38
Threats Quarantined: 38
Time Elapsed: 10 min, 4 sec

-Scan Options-
Memory: Enabled
Startup: Enabled
Filesystem: Enabled
Archives: Enabled
Rootkits: Enabled
Heuristics: Enabled
PUP: Detect
PUM: Detect

-Scan Details-
Process: 1
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\DRIVERUPDATER.EXE, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719

Module: 15
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\LOCALIZER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\ATUPDATERSHELPER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\GOOGLEANALYTICSHELPER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\SYSTEMINFORMATIONHELPER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\DEBUGHELPER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\ATPOPUPSHELPER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\COMMONFORMS.SITE.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\DRIVERUPDATERHELPER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\TASKSCHEDULERHELPER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\COMMONFORMS.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.DriverHive, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\DRIVERHIVEENGINE.DLL, Quarantined, [2963], [542209],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\COMMONFORMS.ROUTINE.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\DRIVERUPDATER.EXE, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\CFAHELPER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\RESCUECENTERHELPER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719

Registry Key: 3
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TREE\Auslogics\Driver Updater\Start Driver Updater оn {username} logon, Quarantined, [3607], [341781],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{F7D9EDE3-BE63-463C-B77F-21095C013679}, Quarantined, [3607], [341781],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\LOGON\{F7D9EDE3-BE63-463C-B77F-21095C013679}, Quarantined, [3607], [341781],1.0.12719

Registry Value: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Data Stream: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Folder: 1
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\TASKS\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER, Quarantined, [3607], [341781],1.0.12719

File: 18
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Auslogics\Driver Updater\Start Driver Updater оn {username} logon, Quarantined, [3607], [341781],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\LOCALIZER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\ATUPDATERSHELPER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\GOOGLEANALYTICSHELPER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\SYSTEMINFORMATIONHELPER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\DEBUGHELPER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\ATPOPUPSHELPER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\COMMONFORMS.SITE.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\DRIVERUPDATERHELPER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\TASKSCHEDULERHELPER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\COMMONFORMS.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.DriverHive, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\DRIVERHIVEENGINE.DLL, Quarantined, [2963], [542209],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\COMMONFORMS.ROUTINE.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\USERS\{username}\Desktop\Auslogics Driver Updater.lnk, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\DRIVERUPDATER.EXE, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\CFAHELPER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AUSLOGICS\DRIVER UPDATER\RESCUECENTERHELPER.DLL, Quarantined, [3607], [341786],1.0.12719
PUP.Optional.AuslogicsDriverUpdater, C:\USERS\{username}\DESKTOP\DRIVER-UPDATER-SETUP.EXE, Quarantined, [3607], [341785],1.0.12719

Physical Sector: 0
(No malicious items detected)

WMI: 0
(No malicious items detected)


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Add an excluision

Should users wish to keep this program and exclude it from being detected in future scans, they can add the program to the exclusions list. Here’s how to do it.

  • Open Malwarebytes for Windows.
  • Click the Detection History
  • Click the Allow List
  • To add an item to the Allow List, click Add.
  • Select the exclusion type Allow a file or folder and use the Select a folder button to select the main folder for the software that you wish to keep.
  • Repeat this for any secondary files or folder(s) that belong to the software.

If you want to allow the program to connect to the Internet, for example to fetch updates, also add an exclusion of the type Allow an application to connect to the internet and use the Browse button to select the file you wish to grant access.

Traces/IOCs

You may see these entries in FRST logs:

(Auslogics Labs Pty Ltd -> Auslogics) C:\Program Files (x86)\Auslogics\Driver Updater\DriverUpdater.exe
Task: {F7D9EDE3-BE63-463C-B77F-21095C013679} - System32\Tasks\Auslogics\Driver Updater\Start Driver Updater оn {username} logon => C:\Program Files (x86)\Auslogics\Driver Updater\DriverUpdater.exe [4768888 2019-08-23] (Auslogics Labs Pty Ltd -> Auslogics)
C:\ProgramData\BSD
C:\Users\{username}\Desktop\Auslogics Driver Updater.lnk
C:\Windows\system32\Tasks\Auslogics
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Auslogics
C:\ProgramData\Auslogics
C:\Program Files (x86)\Auslogics

Auslogics Driver Updater (HKLM-x32\...\{23BB1B18-3537-48F7-BEF7-42BC65DBF993}_is1) (Version: 1.21.3.0 - Auslogics Labs Pty Ltd)

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