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spassist.exe

SoftPlanet Software Assistant

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The application spassist.exe by Secure Download has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program SoftPlanet Software Assistant version 1.19 by Secure Download Ltd. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Secure Download Ltd.  (signed by Secure Download)

Product:
SoftPlanet Software Assistant

Version:
1.19.0.0

MD5:
5c06e9f766abb7b38039518f3e2806b5

SHA-1:
0d888ee3b2b843f72f3985abdf1892905a329977

SHA-256:
b69601d0cbe2088e5a2d7dd632d59682fc9ae6825eaabc36497a432e32469b39

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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.

Analysis date:
4/28/2024 4:03:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.SecureDownload.I
14.2.24.1

File size:
4.3 MB (4,511,072 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
© 2013-2014 Secure Download Ltd.

Original file name:
spassist.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\softplanet software assistant\spassist.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Secure Download

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/31/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/1/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Secure Download, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Secure Download, L=Varna, S=Varna, C=BG

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:
33603C68EE7C09737EB44A0122AD5A1D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/9/2013 8:05:16 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:2haUYo1bQ+tCJv9dnRQg1RgSUvKrSUsmZKmU33LkPw1klHomMHH8Lph6n6IQTGTv:2hatoJkLNKmU33LiKm08LLIsq

Entry address:
0x3BC590

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, 53, B8, 54, E7, 7A, 00, E8, 4F, 23, C5, FF, E8, 9A, A5, C4, FF, 85, C0, 7E, 07, E8, E5, 20, FF, FF, EB, 2F, 68, E8, C5, 7B, 00, 6A, FF, 6A, 00, E8, A5, 5C, C5, FF, 8B, D8, 85, DB, 74, 1B, E8, D2, 5D, C5, FF, 3D, B7, 00, 00, 00, 74, 0F, E8, BE, 20, FF, FF, 85, DB, 74, 06, 53, E8, 2C, 5C, C5, FF, 5B, E8, AE, CD, C4, FF, 00, 00, 7B, 00, 37, 00, 46, 00, 37, 00, 45, 00, 43, 00, 44, 00, 39, 00, 35, 00, 2D, 00, 43, 00, 43, 00, 36, 00, 34, 00, 2D, 00, 34, 00, 32, 00, 38, 00, 30, 00, 2D, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.6356

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
3.7 MB (3,913,728 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
SoftPlanet Software Assistant

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
spassist.exe task


The file spassist.exe has been discovered within the following program.

SoftPlanet Software Assistant version 1.19  by Secure Download Ltd.
Distrubuted by AVSoftware, the software wraps legitimate and open source programs in a download manager type bundle that includes various offers for toolbars and web browser plugins, mostly ad-supported software.
www.softplanet.com
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-69-50-113.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.69.50.113:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-191-101-105.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.191.101.105:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to bd064cf6.virtua.com.br  (189.6.76.246:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cache.google.com  (201.16.59.23:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-151.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.151:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-107.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.107:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to c8a0605a.virtua.com.br  (200.160.96.90:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 201-0-236-213.dial-up.telesp.net.br  (201.0.236.213:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-33-231.ewr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.33.231:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to mx-ll-110.164.10-119.static.3bb.co.th  (110.164.10.119:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 186-230-63-58.ded.intelignet.com.br  (186.230.63.58:80)

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