www.soft-now.net
Perion Network Ltd
Domain Information
The Soft-Now domain and the distributed software is operated by Perion Networks, a monitization and distribution platform. SweetPacks distribuetd bundled software included a toolbar and additional (potentially unwanted) set of utilities. The domain www.soft-now.net registered by Perion Network Ltd was initially registered in May of 2014 through GODADDY.COM, LLC. This domain has been seen distributing various forms of adware and potentially unwanted programs directly or through packaged installations. The hosted servers are located in Dublin, Dublin City within Ireland which resides on the Amazon Technologies Inc. network. The domain uses the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing platform from the EU (Ireland) region datacenter. The domain is associated with the publisher Perion Network Ltd. who is located in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Registrar:
GODADDY.COM, LLC
Server location:
Dublin City, Ireland (IE)
Create date:
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Expires date:
Friday, May 29, 2015
Updated date:
Thursday, May 29, 2014
ASN:
AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc.,US
The domain www.soft-now.net has been seen to resolve to the following 2 IP addresses.
ec2-54-229-180-225.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com
July 9, 2014
ec2-54-72-188-32.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com
July 9, 2014
URL:
http://www.soft-now.net/
Google Analytics:
UA-33103856
Title:
“Soft-Now: Freeware and Trialware Downloads”
Description:
“Software catalog with tens of thousands of freeware, shareware and trialware listings. Free software downloads. New listings are added daily!”
Network:
Amazon Web Services (AWS), running an EC2 instance
Web server:
Microsoft-IIS/7.5 (ASP.NET) (Version: 4.0.30319)
Notes from the site - “During the installation you will be offered an alternative search service to be used in your browser(s). You may also be offered one or more additional desktop utilities. You may skip or opt-out of any of these components during installation. SweetPacks offers search-related services designed to make your browsing experience easier and more valuable. These services seamlessly integrate with your browser, providing you with a custom homepage, new tab and alternative default search. All these provide easy access to a powerful web search directly from your browser. Using the search box next to the address bar, or the address bar itself (depending on your browser version), you can directly and easily access search results without having to navigate to any search homepage. These search services are available for Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome. During installation, you may receive additional applications that may be of interest to you. These include Internet security software; file backup; system utilities; games & gamers networks; mobile apps & games; social connectors; recipes; coupons/retail & price comparison tools; and more. Accepting, skipping or opting-out of these offers is clear and easy to do. Similarly, downloaded offers can be easily removed at any time. You can easily uninstall any or all of the installed components. For uninstall information, please visit Uninstall .”
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