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Software Assistant

Publisher Information

Software Assistant is a software publisher located in Newark, Delaware in the United States*. A majority of the programs developed by the company can be classified as adware or other potentially unwanted programs. Thre are 9 additional code signing certificates issued to this publisher.
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/12/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/13/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Software Assistant, O=Software Assistant, L=Newark, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
10763ddb3c7a5d96e17ebf9d5dca598f

Scanner detections:
Detections  (100% detected)

Scan engine
Details
Detections

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
100.00%

1 / 68      (PUP)
geometry dash for pc setup.exe (Geometry Dash for PC by Software Assistant)  (fefd1e1bb5451bfb9a75b9882f7e520d)

1 / 68      (PUP)
flash player.exe (Flash Player by Software Assistant)  (14240104883f02c2828de84fd5c74224)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (File Downloader by Software Assistant)  (669ece0cbcfd05d2d93836215a37f5d6)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (File Downloader by Software Assistant)  (5f1b4f8b00a7d6e1ac28ad44bc2c7de6)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (File Downloader by Software Assistant)  (ed91e11ec32bd66b78a8b0d1c6b37f73)

1 / 68      (PUP)
googlechrome_setup.exe (Google Chrome by Software Assistant)  (7b9b1abe14f25981f242284a23dbcdae)

1 / 68      (PUP)
teamviewer_setup.exe (TeamViewer by Software Assistant)  (785cdfdabcca22cd0e2c3d74ef8aeddd)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (KiCad by Software Assistant)  (a25f5184235411c0363151bfc9a18a3e)

1 / 68      (PUP)
winrar_setup.exe (WinRAR by Software Assistant)  (765d05cd2bc74a6f8fb5c193722fc389)

1 / 68      (PUP)
powerdvd_setup.exe (PowerDVD by Software Assistant)  (63af41bf20b7a770ee8f5de8616d2884)

1 / 68      (PUP)
js86ukvyxi8goz8vi15njs86xd8mlczsrxjujsm7jsy/zzxfp1kplcxcukztukvyukvypsysqyxakszfpdssjl8/i14mo2gl (Download-Manager by Software Assistant)  (1e55ecd43b7aabe087dec36747060e98)

1 / 68      (PUP)
flash player.exe (Flash Player by Software Assistant)  (c24b0de2f38412efd059611c06503d7a)

1 / 68      (PUP)
flv-setup.exe (FLV Player by Software Assistant)  (6759d41f225a340c40d3ffc92aafdedf)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (Opera by Software Assistant)  (da7f2018cc2796842a4fab95b7183c32)

1 / 68      (PUP)
skypesetup-746882e9-2af4-4249-b708-13290cb53dfc.exe (Skype by Software Assistant)  (5473a2784cac7f66c947f3d8e3c02ed3)

1 / 68      (PUP)
skypesetup-7409f679-dc72-4dfd-9dd4-16fe09ff4501.exe (Skype by Software Assistant)  (6076912fee1b65b0027ed13926d6eb48)

1 / 68      (PUP)
skypesetup-8cb2df06-f917-4b05-986e-1a715a5128cf.exe (Skype by Software Assistant)  (5a3cd51cf1bca382766b83679f6a3726)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (PDF Reader by Software Assistant)  (ff7fea5431fd51d91c0b7709c0445e0b)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (PDF Reader by Software Assistant)  (4f032264723af26dbbee889b30b213c0)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (PDF Reader by Software Assistant)  (81d906ec464f3fdebaf2740829bebeb1)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (SoftZipper by Software Assistant)  (68cf6ff318f485dfe1bf8b1bb1004def)

1 / 68      (PUP)
audacity_setup.exe (Audacity by Software Assistant)  (8120979deb19ec7582d0bbe99fe454d7)

1 / 68      (PUP)
pdfcreator_setup.exe (PDFCreator by Software Assistant)  (e1c4c87e9330a62fd721aabab232eca3)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (PDF Reader by Software Assistant)  (55e1e0da3a4839f9c66d05794aa7b314)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (Proxtube by Software Assistant)  (a280fd262c5d53fe655b762d4721e4a0)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup-d13b61b8-1b51-4f24-8c7e-a1b992e9815c.exe (Showbox by Software Assistant)  (f977e643abc1d45f82eb8040ee0f5dd1)

1 / 68      (PUP)
steam_setup.exe (Steam by Software Assistant)  (5df5c304753c9a7aec8a75ac64d2f532)

1 / 68      (PUP)
realplayer_setup.exe (Real Player by Software Assistant)  (b7939aba647424be38fa3f3ae2fdd7dc)

1 / 68      (PUP)
google_chrome_setup.exe (Chrome by Software Assistant)  (23a1a17a3928ab30c51d52a1a8e8b129)

1 / 68      (PUP)
pdfreader_setup.exe (PDF Reader by Software Assistant)  (07a42bfccf452f9e751cd8e510aa6011)

 
Latest 30 of 16,443 files

Downloads URLs for files signed by Software Assistant.

1 / 68      (PUP)
http://install.flvflash.net/v2/click/8o1oi3fj/?d=http://.../flv_setup_5.1.2.exe&key=51c6291e952855c63122b51d5d5f968c9571b84c529c39053aa4b9bd4d1058c2&sid=&uid=&affiliate_image=&product_image=&n=FLV Player&filename=FLV-setup  (6759d41f225a340c40d3ffc92aafdedf)

The certificates below are also signed by Software Assistant.

3FE05A6701BBEA463F5E2A83742F7A6C  (Jun 23, 2016 to Jun 24, 2017)

61E4AD0C981036BAEEDD2167F8E75D85  (Jun 20, 2016 to Jun 15, 2017)

5E20963D8600576BB605A10CBE45F3D8  (May 15, 2016 to May 16, 2017)

59A6981BC18C2F2821C39B61D76FE155  (May 02, 2016 to May 03, 2017)

6D2793404CAC5DD87A134CEBB2D8D3EC  (Apr 20, 2016 to Apr 21, 2017)

52FE8BC4829FB8D1181A9BCCBA0AB092  (Apr 13, 2016 to Apr 14, 2017)

6E81181925B378772EC89B6B1E523E5F  (Apr 04, 2016 to Apr 05, 2017)

4CA79E945D9BF961F2A3D5568DF82F28  (Jan 21, 2016 to Jan 21, 2017)

53285F5F42262CAC7FF10EA4113D53ED  (Nov 22, 2015 to Nov 22, 2016)

* Note, the details and description above are based on the code signing digital signature issued to Software Assistant by Symantec Corporation on March 12, 2016 with the serial number '10763ddb3c7a5d96e17ebf9d5dca598f'.
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