audacity setup.exe

I.T.N.T. SRL

This the Soft32 ad-supported download manager that bundles additional PUP offers. "During the download process we may show commercial offers, such as a toolbar or other browser add-ons. The download manager is in no way affiliated or endorsed by the author of this product." The application audacity setup.exe by I.T.N.T. SRL has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Soft32 Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from audacity.soft32.com.
Publisher:
I.T.N.T. SRL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
83c5aaf3400bc2668bc428d84cc77435

SHA-1:
fe99cd7bc9f90bb52c12a470ff7fc09524fd8d20

SHA-256:
0b69666e042783da84d6f0fac7b6564844239a426ac27708bbe4a6d6e69bfbcf

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The setup file is part of the Soft32.com download and install manager. It is an ad-supported installer and attempts to get the user to install various adware toolbars, browser add-ons, game applications or other potentially unwanted programs. If a sponsored software offer such as a toolbar is installed it might change the User’s home page, default search settings and 404 traffic. Note, the software installed by Soft32 is probably safe, just the installer is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:14:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Soft32Downloader
7.1.1

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.S
17878

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.971
9.0.1.0301

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.54034
8.15.10.28.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Soft32Downloader (variant)
9.9494

F-Prot
W32/Soft32Download.A.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.10.28.20

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11322

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AdBundle
v2015.10.28.08

McAfee
Downloader-FMA
5600.6598

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Downloader.Bundler.Soft32.Installer (M)
15.9.1.18

VIPRE Antivirus
Soft32Downloader
27040

File size:
830.8 KB (850,688 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Soft32 Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/25/2012 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/22/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=I.T.N.T. SRL, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=I.T.N.T. SRL, L=Sibiu, S=Sibiu, C=RO

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:
2C5182859A028A663B668C63FE5C1CD7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/9/2013 8:52:41 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4gUOGuCR3scwwKIU8UEKTBgpioRaeTpzWKcMOD5:2wCdscACUEKTBgpNYeVzWBM

Entry address:
0x2A6060

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 5E, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, E1, FF, C7, 87, 34, DC, 21, 00, 52, 54, 4C, 46, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46...
 
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Entropy:
7.8830

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
776 KB (794,624 bytes)

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

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