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searchdeskbandhelper.exe

Softonic International SL

The application searchdeskbandhelper.exe by Softonic International SL has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘SearchDeskBand’.
Publisher:
Softonic International SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
59f0c4fd01f984096b5c2791425931dc

SHA-1:
3114fd29ff5ce753277303c3099be6f153094244

SHA-256:
6b7294fd7a7c0ba2fcd265ffb1f036af2d122d13ceb759a9d29dc4a08132c5e1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:09:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softonic (M)
16.1.26.6

File size:
2.6 MB (2,724,640 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\softonicsearchdeskbar\searchdeskbandhelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softonic International SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/20/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/21/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Softonic International SL, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Softonic International SL, L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
450E64A62C8F2C181037124BEAE4C8F3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/26/2013 2:40:46 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:HL0oqwW/sucNjZGoIuDKyezd3LjemRp6WXYn+KI4EjydjimpwvkDzNT:8cCtg+KHlkPOT

Entry address:
0x108A80

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 33, F0, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 1A, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 10, 57, 48, 83, EC, 60, 48, 8B, FA, 48, 8B, D9, 48, 8D, 4C, 24, 20, 48, 8D, 15, 20, 50, 0C, 00, 41, B8, 40, 00, 00, 00, E8, 75, 11, 00, 00, 48, 8D, 54, 24, 70, 48, 8B, CF, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 48, 48, 89, 7C, 24, 50, E8, 94, 4D, 0A, 00, 4C, 8B, D8, 48, 89, 44, 24, 70, 48, 89, 44, 24, 58, 48, 85, FF, 74, 1E, F6, 07, 08, B9, 00, 40, 99, 01, 74, 06, 89, 4C, 24, 40, EB, 0E, 8B, 44, 24, 40, 4D, 85, DB, 0F, 44, C1, 89, 44...
 
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Code size:
1.8 MB (1,869,312 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
SearchDeskBand

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\softonicsearchdeskbar\searchdeskbandhelper.exe" -resident


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