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Soft32 Download Manager

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 messenger.exe by I.T.N.T. SRL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Soft32 Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
Soft32.com  (signed by I.T.N.T. SRL)

Product:
Soft32 Download Manager

Version:
1.0.0

MD5:
5547ace8fd72442734bd1757eeecf367

SHA-1:
d4a43d22b8d90c1ef12018764d62e89bd6b0a39e

SHA-256:
059de37dca4ad6e0ec88dc7d5a71be668d6fe7706df4212c0ef4f606b8405bd4

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 5:39:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Downloader.Bundler.Soft32 (M)
17.3.11.12

File size:
374.6 KB (383,584 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0

Copyright:
© Soft32.com

Original file name:
soft32-downloader-1.0.0.0.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Soft32 Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
I.T.N.T. SRL

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/23/2010 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/26/2011 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=I.T.N.T. SRL, O=I.T.N.T. SRL, L=Sibiu, S=Transilvania, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
310D835910263315766C6E2C657AF7EE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/16/2010 6:33:34 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

Entry address:
0xF5980

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 10, 4A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, F6, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 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, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8531

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
340 KB (348,160 bytes)

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