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searchmanager.dll

Softonic International SL

The module searchmanager.dll 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.
Publisher:
Softonic International SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b360301e539be8de545debbb240341fe

SHA-1:
05e2267aad52f84f8caa3a6757a12fc376043878

SHA-256:
eac3772d357e48802212142b8ca3a1f8d46234454adcaf829205508900cc2e92

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:
4/18/2024 4:24:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softonic (M)
16.5.8.3

File size:
134.3 KB (137,504 bytes)

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win64 DLL)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\softonicsearchdeskbar\searchmanager.dll

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:
3/22/2013 12:05:36 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:FobfGCEY47BnaCkGrFPvZpHu3uKxsm7g8iSYBfWl32efpmBpTQBb:FobfGCE97ZVFPvS3uAng8iSMLekCb

Entry address:
0x3C24

Entry point:
48, 89, 5C, 24, 08, 48, 89, 74, 24, 10, 57, 48, 83, EC, 20, 49, 8B, F8, 8B, DA, 48, 8B, F1, 83, FA, 01, 75, 05, E8, 13, 36, 00, 00, 4C, 8B, C7, 8B, D3, 48, 8B, CE, 48, 8B, 5C, 24, 30, 48, 8B, 74, 24, 38, 48, 83, C4, 20, 5F, E9, AB, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 48, 8B, C4, 48, 89, 48, 08, 48, 89, 50, 10, 4C, 89, 40, 18, 4C, 89, 48, 20, 48, 83, EC, 28, 4C, 8D, 40, 10, 33, D2, E8, AE, 46, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, C3, CC, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 08, 48, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 48, 89, 74, 24, 18, 57, 48, 83, EC, 60, 33, DB, 4D, 8B...
 
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Code size:
87.5 KB (89,600 bytes)

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