microsoft-security-essentials.en.softonic.com

Softonic International SA

Domain Information

The domain microsoft-security-essentials.en.softonic.com registered by Softonic International SA was initially registered in January of 2000 through Network Solutions, LLC. The domain hosts various software downloads. The hosted servers are located in Barcelona, Catalonia within Spain which resides on the RIPE Network Coordination Centre network. The domain is associated with the publisher Softonic International who is located in Barcelona, Spain.

This Softonic domain is displaying information for the software program microsoft security essentials as well as provides download links both direct from the publisher's site as well as managed through the Softonic download manager (which might include potentially unwanted offers).
Registrar:
Network Solutions, LLC

Server location:
Catalonia, Spain (ES)

Create date:
Friday, January 28, 2000

Expires date:
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Updated date:
Thursday, January 28, 2016

ASN:
AS51773 SOFTONIC-AS SOFTONIC INTERNATIONAL S.L.

Root domain:

Scanner detections:
Detections  (100% detected)

Scan engine
Details
Detections

Reason Heuristics
Bundler.PPI.Softonic.m, Bundler.PPI.Softonic.u, Bundler.SoftonicDownloader (M), PUP.Softonic.Bundler (M)
100.00%

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Softonic.A
81.82%

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2454, Adware.Downware.1657, Adware.Downware.8422, Adware.Downware.8646, Adware.Downware.498, Trojan.Siggen6.26583
81.82%

VIPRE Antivirus
Softonic Downloader, Threat.4150696, Threat.4786139
81.82%

McAfee
Artemis!207245AB741A, Artemis!D735859BD7B9, Artemis!61E9349A656A, Artemis!E8511845F424, Artemis!DD65318E70A8
63.64%

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.SoftonicDownloader, Hacktool.Win32.Downloader
63.64%

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
63.64%

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
63.64%

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Softonic, PUA.Downloader
54.55%

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.AS, Potentially harmful program Downloader
54.55%

G Data
Win32.Adware.Softonic
54.55%

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dfyzyn, Trojan.Win32.Agent.dhiitm, Trojan.Win32.Agent.dlbbee, Trojan.Win32.Agent.ddwieh
54.55%

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftonicDownloader.G potentially unwanted application
45.45%

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftonicDownloader (variant)
36.36%

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
36.36%

The domain microsoft-security-essentials.en.softonic.com has been seen to resolve to the following IP address.

April 14, 2014

File downloads found at URLs served by microsoft-security-essentials.en.softonic.com.

1 / 68      (PUP)
http://microsoft-security-essentials.en.softonic.com/universaldownloader-launch  (softonicdownloader_for_microsoft-security-essentials.exe)

1 / 68      (Adware)
http://microsoft-security-essentials.en.softonic.com/universaldownloader-launch  (softonicdownloader_for_microsoft-security-essentials.exe)

22 / 68    (Adware)
http://microsoft-security-essentials.en.softonic.com/universaldownloader-launch  (softonicdownloader_for_microsoft-security-essentials.exe)

8 / 68      (PUP)
http://microsoft-security-essentials.en.softonic.com/universaldownloader-launch  (softonicdownloader_for_microsoft-security-essentials.exe)

19 / 68    (PUP)
http://microsoft-security-essentials.en.softonic.com/universaldownloader-launch  (softonicdownloader_for_microsoft-security-essentials.exe)

16 / 68    (PUP)
http://microsoft-security-essentials.en.softonic.com/universaldownloader-launch  (softonicdownloader_for_microsoft-security-essentials.exe)

12 / 68    (PUP)
http://microsoft-security-essentials.en.softonic.com/universaldownloader-launch  (softonicdownloader_for_microsoft-security-essentials.exe)

12 / 68    (PUP)
http://microsoft-security-essentials.en.softonic.com/universaldownloader-launch  (softonicdownloader_for_microsoft-security-essentials.exe)

15 / 68    (PUP)
http://microsoft-security-essentials.en.softonic.com/universaldownloader-launch  (softonicdownloader_for_microsoft-security-essentials.exe)

11 / 68    (PUP)
http://microsoft-security-essentials.en.softonic.com/universaldownloader-launch  (softonicdownloader_for_microsoft-security-essentials.exe)

The following 4 files have been seen to comunicate with microsoft-security-essentials.en.softonic.com in live environments.

URL:
http://microsoft-security-essentials.en.softonic.com/

Google Analytics:
UA-43493347

Title:
“Microsoft Security Essentials - Download”

Description:
“Microsoft Security Essentials, free and safe download. Microsoft Security Essentials 4.8.204.0: Free and simple antivirus software from Microsoft. Operating system, web browser, media player... Microsoft had everything covered, except for a secur...”

Web server:
Apache

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Statistics are for the previous month.