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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:
11/22/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/22/2016 3:59:59 PM

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:
53285f5f42262cac7ff10ea4113d53ed

Scanner detections:
Detections  (100% detected)

Scan engine
Details
Detections

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
100.00%

1 / 68      (PUP)
adwcleaner_setup.exe (AdwCleaner by Software Assistant)  (31cfc3b0bd8083ff8eeb1ff5505e4a3b)

1 / 68      (PUP)
adwcleaner_setup.exe (AdwCleaner by Software Assistant)  (6432fc219c114e0c0b24e4e5bc5f4f42)

1 / 68      (PUP)
geometry dash for pc setup.exe (Geometry Dash for PC by Software Assistant)  (a69d786e026ca816938088399df77062)

1 / 68      (PUP)
malwarebytes setup.exe (Malwarebytes by Software Assistant)  (aca4689e0acf1c7adfec338b831acee3)

1 / 68      (PUP)
showbox setup.exe (Showbox by Software Assistant)  (4620d3eb8e89b62dc68bb34e43fe5ebb)

1 / 68      (PUP)
showbox setup.exe (Showbox by Software Assistant)  (0a033c46c5a513398b770156f00d71a5)

1 / 68      (PUP)
showbox setup.exe (Showbox by Software Assistant)  (8097b1afe121a46a1050453478c12596)

1 / 68      (PUP)
showbox setup.exe (Showbox by Software Assistant)  (5a56129eb1bb3254d8add4601484de7e)

1 / 68      (PUP)
showbox setup.exe (Showbox by Software Assistant)  (5855b9febbee65922d6a0543126af00e)

1 / 68      (PUP)
showbox setup.exe (Showbox by Software Assistant)  (f57cd51c2e6860be9bad4daa399e3145)

1 / 68      (PUP)
paint.net_setup.exe (Paint.Net by Software Assistant)  (ed7de5f9361efae881ff78b61fc9f01d)

1 / 68      (PUP)
internet_explorer_setup.exe (Internet Explorer by Software Assistant)  (15e1a7fca25c166cae15dc6cd908ce77)

1 / 68      (PUP)
internet_explorer_setup.exe (Internet Explorer by Software Assistant)  (9a813721935823cc7df483be4d05329c)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (Internet%20Download%20Manager%20%28IDM%29%206.25%20Build%209%20%2B%20Crack by Software Assistant)  (9a0fe33024f5bac43d074229ff86a7a0)

1 / 68      (PUP)
showbox setup.exe (Showbox by Software Assistant)  (f7dbac3265aadbd3254f5c3f389c69d2)

1 / 68      (PUP)
showbox setup.exe (Showbox by Software Assistant)  (6f2b7756de93ee9154c9b05619deb1f1)

1 / 68      (PUP)
chromesetup.exe (Google Chrome by Software Assistant)  (2b28848fef865fbb4f26b13df7c1b72a)

1 / 68      (PUP)
chrome_setup.exe (Google Chrome by Software Assistant)  (821a5c3d8ad117d7534ecc9b9393e202)

1 / 68      (PUP)
google_chrome_setup.exe (Chrome by Software Assistant)  (d48017019e3e2c98cf1d3ff7797ce607)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (PDF Reader by Software Assistant)  (07085ad81a3a40ddb5176a15a5244368)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (Pop Up Blocker by Software Assistant)  (f656c4b276ab53bda9c16691c313ca4f)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefox_download.exe (Download-Manager by Software Assistant)  (8d3d8c62d0429a92700717e0dceef26c)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefox_download.exe (Download-Manager by Software Assistant)  (861b698e960215f2e9afca02d7852a8e)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefox_download.exe (Download-Manager by Software Assistant)  (2508a3b48885d90517b9bc265610dda2)

1 / 68      (PUP)
gimp setup.exe (GIMP by Software Assistant)  (d465da08bf7f0e30e55f779ac9457840)

1 / 68      (PUP)
gimp setup.exe (GIMP by Software Assistant)  (381d6e8e71bf0977b1fc54869a72d94b)

1 / 68      (PUP)
steam_setup.exe (Steam by Software Assistant)  (625c6193e3f3630affe2251330ef7540)

1 / 68      (PUP)
vlc_setup.exe (VLC Media Player by Software Assistant)  (e13d155c76dad3674b53b3c8fa9b3684)

1 / 68      (PUP)
vlc_setup.exe (VLC Media Player by Software Assistant)  (a2a83ed4f403dbf758c450e4da47a35f)

1 / 68      (PUP)
googleearthsetup.exe (Google Earth by Software Assistant)  (4df35fd766c25f72bcd4a21899708a32)

 
Latest 30 of 20,850 files

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)

10763DDB3C7A5D96E17EBF9D5DCA598F  (Mar 11, 2016 to Mar 12, 2017)

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

* Note, the details and description above are based on the code signing digital signature issued to Software Assistant by Symantec Corporation on November 22, 2015 with the serial number '53285f5f42262cac7ff10ea4113d53ed'.
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