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privacyessential2015setup.exe

Softoware LLC

The application privacyessential2015setup.exe, “This installer database contains the logic and data required to install Privacy Essential.” 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 is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from privacyessential.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Privacy Essential  (signed by Softoware LLC)

Product:
Privacy Essential

Description:
This installer database contains the logic and data required to install Privacy Essential.

Version:
2.7.3

MD5:
684980e9085b9fb87856560a1d04f8b8

SHA-1:
034a2b7c1d19502f099d52b6d8b3175e4de8e4ab

SHA-256:
10dca1e545301d8465f7519d277c2d52908f2db7b43fa0271b4a5db9263106bd

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:
1/12/2025 10:45:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softoware.Installer (M)
15.10.2.20

File size:
4.4 MB (4,564,648 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.3

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015 Privacy Essential

Original file name:
PrivacyEssentialSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\privacyessential2015setup.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:
10/7/2014 11:05:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:bG7cl1155MF19Yv5K2PQMluLD2TrCm/Mu/qVFD9L2Z:+uQo5/HluLD5RssD9LU

Entry address:
0xC87EC

Entry point:
E8, 4A, CC, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 8B, F0, 33, DB, 3B, F3, 75, 1E, E8, 5D, 4D, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 89, 30, E8, C5, D5, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, C2, 00, 00, 00, 57, 39, 5D, 0C, 77, 1E, E8, 39, 4D, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 89, 30, E8, A1, D5, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, 9D, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 39, 5D, 14, 66, 89, 06, 0F, 95, C0, 40, 39, 45, 0C, 77, 09, E8, 0A, 4D, 00, 00, 6A, 22, EB, CF, 8B, 45, 10, 83, C0, FE, 83, F8, 22, 77...
 
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Entropy:
7.6282

Code size:
1021.5 KB (1,046,016 bytes)

The file privacyessential2015setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://privacyessential.com/PrivacyEssential2015Setup.exe

http://softoware25.fetchapp.com/.../cffafa

http://www.privacyessential.com/PrivacyEssential2015Setup.exe

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