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lineinst.exe

I.T.N.T. SRL

This the Soft32 ad-supported download manager that bundles additional PUP offers. "During the download process we may show commercial offers, such as a toolbar or other browser add-ons. The download manager is in no way affiliated or endorsed by the author of this product." The application lineinst.exe, “Software Setup ” by I.T.N.T. SRL has been detected as adware 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 Soft32 Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
Software   (signed by I.T.N.T. SRL)

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

MD5:
cbfd554528071182afdfea3ed6759848

SHA-1:
f1c11e780c96e281d902f9c7bc6fe12a4bc37126

SHA-256:
57cf8e0e0b3622ffdf315d018011a0a8f90fa8e9ac9d643b6de1f978dcd7940f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The setup file is part of the Soft32.com download and install manager. It is an ad-supported installer and attempts to get the user to install various adware toolbars, browser add-ons, game applications or other potentially unwanted programs. If a sponsored software offer such as a toolbar is installed it might change the User’s home page, default search settings and 404 traffic. Note, the software installed by Soft32 is probably safe, just the installer is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 1:43:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Downloader.Bundler.Soft32.Installer (M)
16.7.10.17

File size:
692 KB (708,640 bytes)

Product version:
3.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Soft32 Download Manager (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\lineinst.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
I.T.N.T. SRL

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
7/15/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/19/2016 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=I.T.N.T. SRL, O=I.T.N.T. SRL, L=Sibiu, S=Sibiu, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
01E05385C89B3721A007F02C5178544F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:nIDGKIgREMhddty31UBTsOcRAto6jlmF6Wq7zy4WPuJ58QvqnAZS5DJgmgIRQgui:nIDvIg1n+apsn6torFDq7zy5WLqARbID

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.8958

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file lineinst.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.soft32files.com/?ic_user_id=9338

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