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pes-2014.exe

Softonic Downloader

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 pes-2014.exe by Softonic International has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softonic Downloader installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from securefilecloud.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Softonic   (signed by Softonic International)

Product:
Softonic Downloader

Version:
1.40.6.0

MD5:
9cc6fa0666f3440e39daf96004534d25

SHA-1:
e67a0ee302e8234677dc0c8940be8fbcd3082979

SHA-256:
a77546f8ad55609d3df2b7f2f1e9bfef6ed7134e73c59a545bb2d6cba5810da6

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
12/25/2024 2:25:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Softonic
7.1.1

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.SoftonicDownloader
4.0.3.15929

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.SOFE
18104

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2454
9.0.1.0272

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftonicDownloader (variant)
9.9674

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Softonicdownloader
9/29/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Softonic.A
v2015.09.29.01

McAfee
Artemis!9CC6FA0666F3
5600.6628

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softonic.Bundler (M)
15.9.29.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Obscure/Heur!1.9E03
23.00.65.15927

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0325
7.2.272

VIPRE Antivirus
Softonic Downloader
28214

File size:
377.8 KB (386,880 bytes)

Product version:
1.40.6.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
SoftonicDownloader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softonic Downloader

Language:
Spanish

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\pes-2014.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softonic International

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/2/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/2/2015 8:59:59 PM

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:
3/24/2014 12:50:33 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:sp/+u6pKpXQoVqfBP1J7xTy04vFaIvI66zZuOP/rDt4iAUKFCx8NVlMW8eGoSyjW:r1cBQzJ7hy0UwfHaNDVlfGoSyK8U

Entry address:
0x52CC70

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 8D, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, B2, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 00, AA, 52, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 5F, 2C, 05, 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:
336 KB (344,064 bytes)

The file pes-2014.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://securefilecloud.net/.../pes-2014.exe

http://filemanagersafe.com/.../pes-2014.exe

http://pes-2014.en.softonic.com/universaldownloader-launch

http://toolboox.com/.../pes-2014.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.sft-pre.com  (46.28.209.62:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-217-4.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.217.4:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-55-155-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.55.155.27:80)

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