softonic_chr_1-8-29-3_cn.exe

Pay-by-Ads Ltd

The application softonic_chr_1-8-29-3_cn.exe by Pay-by-Ads 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:
Pay-by-Ads Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4eeaa7fc7cca43809437a4a677e05870

SHA-1:
df32e94faba5e528948b6c2fa14b927d0a29e603

SHA-256:
e7c46a18aa11a4a3b2f7d3f1819325c02c81f7cab3eae2138fb04d35f6b8edcf

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:
4/25/2024 3:52:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Montiera (M)
16.11.23.7

File size:
2 MB (2,085,320 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\softonic_chr_1-8-29-3_cn.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/18/2013 7:45:20 AM

Valid to:
12/16/2014 9:54:24 AM

Subject:
CN=Pay-by-Ads Ltd, O=Pay-by-Ads Ltd, L=Tel aviv, C=IL

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:
2B0FFF59FB803E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/19/2013 9:39:52 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:tsJtZjZybACbwrehbM0UqnIkSxOtTiYRt0xMRmnLfHEXnA7l8y12G:it9ZyECbfA0UqIkSxOpiYRt0xEmnLvE6

Entry address:
0xDF86

Entry point:
E8, E2, 81, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 1C, C9, 42, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, 4C, 82, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6, 8B, 44, 24, 08, 5F, C3, 8B...
 
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Code size:
127 KB (130,048 bytes)

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