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{blocked}.exe

Application Installer

Softonic International

This is the Download Manager localized to Spanish 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 {blocked}.exe by Softonic International has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softonic Downloader installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from canal-plus-yomvi.softonic.com.
Publisher:
Softonic International  (signed and verified)

Product:
Application Installer

Version:
1.41.10.7

MD5:
1388ec45103adc898f5c225f14022ff6

SHA-1:
a8e649a98f2714efd00d92c645967e6ee9fa5bde

SHA-256:
cf1774f077408d42aff3bbf05cfefa01e2acabb322bd908cc0b0f9fb735bbb3f

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
11/16/2024 6:37:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Softonic
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.01.10

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftonicDownloader.A
20868

Dr.Web
Trojan.Siggen6.13510
9.0.1.013

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftonicDownloader (variant)
10.11083

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
1/13/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-1281df00
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.Softonic
16.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.192.14775

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.821

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Softonic
v2016.01.13.05

McAfee
Artemis!C21E54E7E595
5600.6521

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dkmwec
0.30.0.65070

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softonic.Bundler (M)
16.1.13.17

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Softonic Downloader
37026

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.230149
2.0.0.2047

File size:
363.9 KB (372,584 bytes)

Product version:
1.41.10.7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softonic Downloader

Language:
Spanish

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\softonicdownloader_para_canal-yomvi.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softonic International

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/3/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/3/2015 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:
67C1FF44C765ABDA26027A6DCA52BA11

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/16/2014 4:10:40 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:W4XAdDXcFQzsxQgmluvNiNg8m5awr/7FvjmreMrLGnNlWv6oSYicK0ZJGR:7MUfxQgoJmcormrOWv6oSYo8o

Entry address:
0xFD830

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 4A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, F5, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 3E, B9, 0F, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 1F, F8, 04, 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:
324 KB (331,776 bytes)

The file {blocked}.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://canal-plus-yomvi.softonic.com/universaldownloader-launch

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