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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:
5/15/2016 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/16/2017 4:59:59 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:
5e20963d8600576bb605a10cbe45f3d8

Scanner detections:
Detections  (100% detected)

Scan engine
Details
Detections

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
100.00%

1 / 68      (PUP)
setupimgburn_2580_installer.exe (ImgBurn by Software Assistant)  (4a4fbf8acc07b3226e6f9ade7c1c4097)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (File Downloader by Software Assistant)  (80ffdbb06406af311134f72e43f02933)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (VLC by Software Assistant)  (24936d75dac5322b444f9e1e89a7f4b4)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (QuickTime by Software Assistant)  (0d92d7ca844ae4ac734edd2e3ccb913a)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (VLC by Software Assistant)  (b36395f33bc9f9d31b3bedb6cc549181)

1 / 68      (PUP)
hi5diwovzm2edznnzv4pjc5nnvadcfmejryehzeesehnywpuiwovywov3y1rta2dyewtxq2ncwov3c5dnykcjl2lchxnzk2dub0i (File Downloader by Software Assistant)  (bd56716c0219929d216c1a17a0b607ef)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (KakaoTalk for PC by Software Assistant)  (1e89fd6502c9de8604881e1eebc5b229)

1 / 68      (PUP)
whatsapp.exe (WhatsApp Messenger by Software Assistant)  (f0fb8916192b54a944372a71e61eecfc)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (Extreme Injector v3.6 by Software Assistant)  (16522fc3cc889138dfccb364d0049007)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setupimgburn_2580_installer.exe (ImgBurn by Software Assistant)  (5a34a59925803e99d116c4a42b6155bb)

1 / 68      (PUP)
minecraft setup.exe (Minecraft by Software Assistant)  (f1a8efbd5a49d5b44b1305f16327f69c)

1 / 68      (PUP)
minecraft setup.exe (Minecraft by Software Assistant)  (0d1817df769fa1807281235ef3406639)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setupimgburn_2580_installer.exe (ImgBurn by Software Assistant)  (be9c36ed416cafade95353a4f3698598)

1 / 68      (PUP)
0d567813_stp.dat (ImgBurn by Software Assistant)  (20005fe848421cb935d2d2a977b69289)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setupimgburn_2580_installer.exe (ImgBurn by Software Assistant)  (f92205919dd327545cc23865dcb75db5)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setupimgburn_2580_installer.exe (ImgBurn by Software Assistant)  (f8d16d42b076f90760fa9fc04327867b)

1 / 68      (PUP)
internet explorer qd setup.exe (Internet Explorer QD by Software Assistant)  (d077c465725d05818e72af8d11a0544a)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (Ad-Aware by Software Assistant)  (500309fe32fd9e4b26f373a594a1d628)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (Avast Antivirus Free by Software Assistant)  (092ec6cafa98baddea4e790a004f2ef2)

1 / 68      (PUP)
chrome setup.exe (Chrome by Software Assistant)  (e920f79483f8f1ffdf287bdca95d69da)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup_imgburn_2.5.8.0_download.exe (ImgBurn by Software Assistant)  (86d94bd78ef0e3a91301d9243e6d48fe)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup_imgburn_2.5.8.0_download.exe (ImgBurn by Software Assistant)  (0e75471e2b3c3702e8c00f8286e69918)

1 / 68      (PUP)
avg_setup.exe (AVG Antivirus Free by Software Assistant)  (db880b051abbff78321a56b8d9224598)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (WhatsApp Messenger by Software Assistant)  (e173f6d0c24db4e7baba4c40f7e65d61)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (File Downloader by Software Assistant)  (02a1a6f96b318fe1832de4d59143e0ec)

1 / 68      (PUP)
mediainfo_gui_0.7.62_windows_i386_download.exe (MediaInfo by Software Assistant)  (0f46589c91f2bb95f7ce5813f1ccd22c)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setupimgburn_2580_installer.exe (ImgBurn by Software Assistant)  (632547ce0d2577aa490ff5516702a7a7)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (Avast Antivirus Free by Software Assistant)  (43f97845ae15eda883aaabb249357592)

1 / 68      (PUP)
chrome setup.exe (Chrome by Software Assistant)  (7467f8d0b6b42cff5154f696adf6a7ab)

1 / 68      (PUP)
avast_setup.exe (Avast Antivirus Free by Software Assistant)  (e2bc2bc575815a0d6826a2d9ce13b2bc)

 
Latest 30 of 121,608 files

Downloads URLs for files signed by Software Assistant.

1 / 68      (PUP)
http://securedownloads21.online/Avast2016/.../?sid=avast-UK,avast! free antivirus download 2016  (avast_setup.exe)

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)

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)

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 May 15, 2016 with the serial number '5e20963d8600576bb605a10cbe45f3d8'.
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