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softonicdownloader_per_daemon-tools.exe

Softonic International

This is the Download Manager 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_per_daemon-tools.exe by Softonic International has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softonic Downloader installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from universal-downloader.softonic.it.
Publisher:
Softonic International  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3702c0c89d9f0e8fa9c56305418e1870

SHA-1:
8ef8bef38332dd6c978aad476ec05beba6e33e4d

SHA-256:
c3912e6978bfe60d467eaeeffb9279e71b5570866e0e73b7bbf0af906d64c25c

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 11:26:52 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.20
9.0.1.0312

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftonicDownloader (variant)
8.6552

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftonicDownloader.A
11/8/2014

F-Prot
W32/Softonic.A.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.115.5300

Reason Heuristics
Bundler.PPI.Softonic.d
14.11.8.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
10796

File size:
279.4 KB (286,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softonic Downloader

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\softonicdownloader_per_daemon-tools.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softonic International

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/2/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/7/2013 1:59:59 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:
2A56CB1B389346B3ED08FF404A771E62

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/31/2011 2:41:37 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:TfurLgmvI7Vb8hOkx5CSf7oYte13FwxrmM+GCQNRQAoz4oSpL:YAuU4rfxe1VpMT54A/oSpL

Entry address:
0x4BBFF0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, C0, 87, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, B8, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 0A, 93, 4B, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, E1, FF, 03, 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:
260 KB (266,240 bytes)

The file softonicdownloader_per_daemon-tools.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://universal-downloader.softonic.it/24000/24297/.../SoftonicDownloader_per_daemon-tools.exe

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