sasetup_torrent.exe

PurpleTech Software Inc

This is part of a Performersoft product, a 'PC optimzation' application that provides minimal benifits and may have been bundled by a third party installer. The application sasetup_torrent.exe by PurpleTech Software Inc has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.softologic.com.
Publisher:
PurpleTech Software Inc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b61c2a75c19b1f35c00a9a3bdd1f8ed5

SHA-1:
bc0a29ed00031e1b727c9d65d6df68f3e8150e60

SHA-256:
b255dd897d58a08ddb8a1b9417d7ea8ce88530b42f18ad5c86ed2e38dcb74136

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:08:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.BGuard.16
9.0.1.0329

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Besttoolbars
7.8587

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PurpleTechSoftware.P
14.8.7.17

File size:
2 MB (2,121,888 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\sasetup_torrent.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/11/2012 10:45:58 PM

Valid to:
9/11/2015 10:45:58 PM

Subject:
CN=PurpleTech Software Inc, O=PurpleTech Software Inc, L=Beaverton, S=OR, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00C5C4C135A4BC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/26/2011 9:21:28 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x3883

Code size:
27.5 KB (28,160 bytes)

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

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