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SoftonicSuggest.exe

Softonic Suggest

Softonic International SL

The application SoftonicSuggest.exe 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. The program is a setup application that uses the Softonic Downloader installer.
Publisher:
Softonic  (signed by Softonic International SL)

Product:
Softonic Suggest

Version:
1, 0, 1, 0

MD5:
d773b4d0659246dde49b2514213029f1

SHA-1:
335bd78d5a911b67359137eeb42862f4bea61275

SHA-256:
34c84e7fc5eb71365eaa6957e49874c06cd5c31adfb3105bad20fee8b830552d

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.

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:
5/6/2024 2:54:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Bundler.PPI.Softonic
15.3.14.2

File size:
899.4 KB (920,944 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 1, 0

Copyright:
Softonic 2013

Trademarks:
Softonic

Original file name:
SoftonicSuggest.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softonic Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\softonic suggest\softonicsuggest.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softonic International SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/12/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2015 6:59:59 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:
4BA3684C31343E5833FE43B28280FA57

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/12/2014 10:51:42 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:GRMphvw+PEIxcNunioIj1cqycnL23UyE1L/p5f/Vty2feYmvMlLr6LLLXLL1LLLZ:Hhvw+P81T9L23rE1L/p5f/Vty2feYmv/

Entry address:
0x4B3EE

Entry point:
E8, 87, C9, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 08, BD, 49, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 0C, BD, 49, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, CF, 43, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 70, BE, 49, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, BC, 43, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 74, BE, 49, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Entropy:
6.7509

Code size:
486.5 KB (498,176 bytes)

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