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microsoft security essentials setup.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 microsoft security essentials setup.exe by I.T.N.T. SRL has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Soft32 Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from microsoft-security-essentials.soft32.com.
Publisher:
I.T.N.T. SRL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
6de60ad1728b810aa634e4ec489774f9

SHA-1:
550b3e3cbf7f09f2fd1222bfb1b46126fd3b8f65

SHA-256:
2ff3638120bc87414ce7c2b82f920e113ae40c11617c8f5b4aaf84a04e7bbc4a

Scanner detections:
2 / 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 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:
12/28/2024 10:04:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Adware.Installer.ITNTSRL.d
2013.8.11.13

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ITNTSRL.d
14.3.1.0

File size:
1.1 MB (1,116,952 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Soft32 Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft security essentials setup.exe

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

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/25/2012 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/22/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=I.T.N.T. SRL, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=I.T.N.T. SRL, L=Sibiu, S=Sibiu, C=RO

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:
2C5182859A028A663B668C63FE5C1CD7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2013 2:51:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:B6PDA0uON4W1bxn3x9rgJqXeejyFMOmUn3:BYDA0uON4WJx3zrgJqOH6i

Entry address:
0x371970

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 67, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, D9, FF, C7, 87, 34, 9C, 2C, 00, 22, 8E, 56, 60, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46...
 
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Entropy:
7.8933

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
1 MB (1,060,864 bytes)

The file microsoft security essentials setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://microsoft-security-essentials.soft32.com/get/file/id/.../?

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