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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. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time.
Publisher:
Privacy Essential  (signed by Softoware LLC)

Product:
Privacy Essential

Version:
3.0.8.0

MD5:
4e71b5329f30e23793f4e7d7bdd4eea5

SHA-1:
6b2a1f2498164ed8a659c27cf41250029cb19d6f

SHA-256:
8148947d517d1cdfdf148e95243a8f6ff74c9b079a1829a5ee02db61187be615

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:
11/5/2024 8:10:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.7.17.3

File size:
4.9 MB (5,097,016 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.8.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015

Original file name:
PrivacyEssential.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\privacy essential\privacyessential.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softoware LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/10/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/10/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softoware LLC, OU=Softoware LLC, O=Softoware LLC, STREET="1225 FRANKLIN AVENUE, SUITE 325", L=Garden City, S=New York, PostalCode=11530, C=US

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

Serial number:
6DC73DE107D58AD4D4BA573833F01896

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/20/2015 10:44:35 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:DfTkDN326KLMD5zOUhDisLnl3WmDaSzVUe2mfW8GEBWa8D3SEsVMT73:4OsLnpWSh5UelBl8DR

Entry address:
0x4C3BAE

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, 04, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 80, 0E, 00, 00, 00, 68, 00, 00, 80, 10, 00, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, 98, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.5127

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
4.8 MB (4,987,904 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
PrivacyEssential_Popup

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 10:00 AM)

Description:
PrivacyEssential_Popup


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