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PrivacyEssential.exe

Softoware LLC

The application PrivacyEssential.exe by Softoware has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program Privacy Essential which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

Publisher:

Privacy Essential (signed by Softoware LLC)

Product:

Privacy Essential

Version:

2.6.5.0

MD5:

57d31ca5668d724be629314abbe3c470

SHA-1:

0db098f120eaa851dc4c6960f050f92a799f4c10

SHA-256:

1097f523347ba91c9018b2ff725ffaa1ed62008bf25e82fd7b7637620af535b4

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

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:

11/27/2024 5:31:18 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Softoware (M)

15.7.5.4

File size:

5.5 MB (5,719,976 bytes)

Product version:

2.6.5.0

Original file name:

PrivacyEssential.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\privacy essential\privacy essential 2.6.5\install\f2f1455\privacyessential.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Softoware LLC

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

5/7/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

5/8/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Softoware LLC, O=Softoware LLC, STREET="1225 Franklin Avenue, Suite 325", L=Garden City, S=New York, PostalCode=11530, C=US

Issuer:

CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

00F5129FB072A6BEE47D9FF965F7857074

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/16/2015 8:50:01 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

.NET CLR dependent:

Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):

98304:YHJerG1XXXXXXXX7XXXXXXXXxXXXXXXXX7XXXXXXXXEPx55555NH:YHAnPhH

Entry address:

0x55C31E

Entry point:

FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.6973

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:

5.4 MB (5,612,544 bytes)

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

Privacy Essential by Privacy Essential

This is an ad Injector type of malware that is typically bundled with unwanted software offers for legitimate software and once installed is deceptive, difficult to remove as well as impacts the security of the user's computer by displaying intrusive advertisements in the web browser which promote and trick users into installing other unwanted adware or malware.

83% remove it

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