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:
e5ea11b1c4ea35166ff47c264ebc2d31

SHA-1:
453c762711c0af0969b47a80894c962701133962

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:
4/26/2024 1:57:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softonic (M)
16.8.15.1

File size:
116.8 KB (119,584 bytes)

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application data\softonicsearchdeskbar\searchmanager.dll

Digital Signature
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 2:43:51 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:O6wh1PQUsL4RCg5I2iTKwpKbkD/pUHrifUKG1Avc3+BZ/E:O6uLIRtTp/qL2G1Avc3+BZ/E

Entry address:
0x3199

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, EA, 32, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8D, 45, 0C, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, E4, 42, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 53, 33, DB, 39, 5D, 14, 75, 20, E8, 8B, 14, 00, 00, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 03, 14, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 83, C8, FF, E9, C5, 00, 00, 00, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 57, 8B, 7D, 10, 3B, FB, 74, 24, 3B, F3, 75, 20, E8, 5B, 14, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
77.5 KB (79,360 bytes)

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