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patch assist spot (portuguese) 20121103_v109.exe

Patch Assist Spot

Softnyx Co., Ltd.

The application patch assist spot (portuguese) 20121103_v109.exe, “Patch Assist Spot Setup ” by Softnyx Co. has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from launcher01.softnyx.com.
Publisher:
Softnyx Co., Ltd.   (signed by Softnyx Co., Ltd.)

Product:
Patch Assist Spot

Description:
Patch Assist Spot Setup

MD5:
b5255dcb518686ba593bd539e6563171

SHA-1:
36e5592c662f987e74f56b8cd80f1a54acdf8181

SHA-256:
51b7e94c5ad8553dc8ebc51072f582764eb7a23f04e894474a6840c244dd875c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/25/2024 9:35:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.1.30.6

File size:
742.1 KB (759,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\patch assist spot (portuguese) 20121103_v109.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softnyx Co., Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/11/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/12/2013 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Softnyx Co., Ltd.", OU=Server Development Team, O="Softnyx Co., Ltd.", L=Geumcheon-gu, S=Seoul, C=KR

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

Serial number:
67EC9D5141EC2A9D9D3D6EDB2F301C9B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:cna9D8PbytHKrljZPF769TCnL3NWfgNUce9+7y6AwBGF4O2DnM2xk/O2w:cnaRg2diFFwAL90gGcxbGQJxkTw

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file patch assist spot (portuguese) 20121103_v109.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://launcher01.softnyx.com/.../Patch Assist Spot (Portuguese) 20121103_v109.exe

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