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Application Setup

Softonic International

This is the Download Manager localized to Spanish that bundles the original software from the Softonic.com web site along with additional offers, mostly ad-supported browser extensions and utilities. While the original product is most likely clean, the Softonic Downloader is considered a PUP. The application softonicdownloader_for_photo-booth-for-windows-7.exe by Softonic International has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softonic Downloader installer.
Publisher:
Softonic International  (signed and verified)

Product:
Application Setup

Version:
1.41.4.3

MD5:
1c5588627874763d7b6a095d8e557c4d

SHA-1:
f3afbbcfdb140047aa56c7df743384efb9f560b9

SHA-256:
2d9a5b7124f61749bebbf6f3b6e0f95b7fe2cbc1693b20820806748a6a2fad0b

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Softonic Downloader is a download and install manager that provides users to the Softonic web site the ability to download 3rd-party software. During the installation the installer will show sponsored offers such as adware type toolbars and web browser extensions as well as other potentially unwanted applications. This type of software is typically known as an adware co-bundler. The downloader does not modify the original software.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 2:28:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AVG
BundleApp_r
2016.0.3174

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.Downloader
4.0.3.15310

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8422
9.0.1.069

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftonicDownloader (variant)
9.10383

F-Prot
W32/A-e1336866
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.Softonic
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of softonicdownloader_for_winzip.exe (PUP)
2015.6.16.19

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftSonicDownloader
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13630

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2367

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Softonic
v2015.03.10.01

McAfee
Artemis!F1A555310121
5600.6830

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.denwos
0.28.2.62483

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.E
15.03.10.01

Quick Heal
Downloader.Agent.r3 (Not a Virus)
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Bundler.PPI.Installer
15.3.10.14

Sophos
Generic PUA PD
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2H00IB14
7.2.167

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
32924

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.220365
2.0.0.1949

File size:
358.9 KB (367,464 bytes)

Product version:
1.41.4.3

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softonic Downloader

Language:
Spanish

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\softonicdownloader_for_photo-booth-for-windows-7.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softonic International

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/3/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/3/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Softonic International, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Softonic International, 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:
67C1FF44C765ABDA26027A6DCA52BA11

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/25/2014 4:55:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:qn7zi9W6hMux6qLm8+DJWtNQvBpaVmsUKVaQ6RRe/fNOk9HEEVZoStCVKK0ZJGi:q7zio6doAmBDJLppa4KVGRROFbpoStCs

Entry address:
0xF7350

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 90, 4A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, F5, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 27, 59, 0F, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 3F, E3, 04, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Code size:
316 KB (323,584 bytes)

The file softonicdownloader_for_photo-booth-for-windows-7.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://sd-cf.en.softonic.com/324000/324093/.../SoftonicDownloader_for_photo-booth-for-windows-7.exe

http://dplus.en.softonic.com/ud-client/324000/.../SoftonicDownloader_for_photo-booth-for-windows-7.exe

http://photo-booth-for-windows-7.en.softonic.com/universaldownloader-launch

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