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softonic.exe

VOLARO Ltd.

The application softonic.exe by VOLARO has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
VOLARO Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
03bc9a1b55e18577f77ebb361967c5ea

SHA-1:
a5b2391cf686af9f6fd8f998434dd13e2acc6787

SHA-256:
8c9d8b5f65528c278f6008927d0e779edb5938d56657afb445b671a837eba117

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/20/2024 4:48:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VOLARO (M)
15.12.19.20

File size:
1.5 MB (1,527,160 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\softonic.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
VOLARO Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/15/2013 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/28/2014 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=VOLARO Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=VOLARO Ltd., L=Sofia, S=Bulgaria, C=BG

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:
45902E82A000D2497C38FE709EF124BC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/18/2013 11:38:37 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:RSCyo63jFRLDvDVTDbsATCdTakocphsaYq5sbiXUYid+DZaqwzqcyNye:MRRDk+kdqq6biEiDZaqwzqLo

Entry address:
0x3337

Entry point:
E8, 57, 47, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9138  (probably packed)

Code size:
51.5 KB (52,736 bytes)

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