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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 to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
Privacy Essential  (signed by Softoware LLC)

Product:
Privacy Essential

Version:
2.6.9.0

MD5:
3987a03d43ef832e91cc5e2c71cec034

SHA-1:
eed50a9d797326351ceb820952781e294947fcdc

SHA-256:
31ae0f820eb48639398f40a6137b3ce15079a45b91e98ec8e4c38abe4c4adf49

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 5:41:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.2.18.0

File size:
5.4 MB (5,618,600 bytes)

Product version:
2.6.9.0

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:
5/7/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/8/2015 6:59:59 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:
4/9/2015 1:20:36 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x54374E

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...
 
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Entropy:
6.7298

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

Code size:
5.3 MB (5,511,168 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
PrivacyEssential_Start

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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