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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. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘SoftonicSuggest’.
Publisher:
Softonic  (signed by Softonic International SL)

Product:
Softonic Suggest

Version:
1, 0, 1, 0

MD5:
2eb45586f618d46fd2377272ff4445bc

SHA-1:
776f9ff31a1f4b512b6b2c13fdfbaeef57bc7e78

SHA-256:
c1c5d8cb8505ec76a512f009ebabc1cd4d266dca0467c4d39b389f842eeb38aa

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:
4/19/2024 7:08:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softonic.Bundler (M)
16.4.12.13

File size:
290.6 KB (297,536 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:
3/19/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/20/2014 6:59:59 PM

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:
450E64A62C8F2C181037124BEAE4C8F3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/22/2013 8:15:02 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:1VHwEizegQ3zVzlb0BghfO7WeZO5Hy9OiS7HOp88j00Cn:19+egeZzlbCqO7W0D9Oi+Z0Cn

Entry address:
0x1ECF2

Entry point:
E8, 87, 78, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 28, C2, 43, 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, 2C, C2, 43, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, A4, 26, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 90, C3, 43, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, 91, 26, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 94, C3, 43, 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:
6.4544

Code size:
179 KB (183,296 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
SoftonicSuggest

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\softonic suggest\softonicsuggest.exe"


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