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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 2 anti-malware scanners. 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:
02cd73efe607032af69eb46b3b13baab

SHA-1:
d3f2a6e235fa78392d43698425eb96283ca41b14

SHA-256:
bb0e122f4fb83374ad37c2a9615aa5251462a57074761b331337dda2059cc4d2

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially 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 5:29:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

G Data
Win32.Application.DomalQ
14.3.24

Reason Heuristics
Bundler.PPI.SoftonicSL.P
14.3.22.17

File size:
563.6 KB (577,088 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:
3/20/2013 11:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/21/2014 10:59:59 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:
450E64A62C8F2C181037124BEAE4C8F3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/14/2014 3:34:10 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6qLqTXtQ/pmZJpQATl3cAx+ujlGy/niBvxLyE1L/6kokHiCf/Vty2feYmvMlLr6M:tq6FATFt8ulriB5LyE1L/p5f/Vty2feG

Entry address:
0x2BBBE

Entry point:
E8, 72, 9E, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 78, 66, 45, 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, 7C, 66, 45, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, D3, 25, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, E0, 67, 45, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, C0, 25, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, E4, 67, 45, 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:
6.6984

Code size:
259.5 KB (265,728 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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