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Software Assistant

Publisher Information

Software Assistant is a software publisher located in Wilmington, 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:
4/21/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/22/2017 1:59:59 AM

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

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

Serial number:
6d2793404cac5dd87a134cebb2d8d3ec

Scanner detections:
Detections  (100% detected)

Scan engine
Details
Detections

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
100.00%

1 / 68      (PUP)
fitbit_setup.exe (Fitbit Connect by Software Assistant)  (37f0706dd17f094879c575e7a6a06223)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (PDF Reader by Software Assistant)  (9384689fada9defb995b2fb13a802b32)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (PDF Reader by Software Assistant)  (30de337bbe668d6d1a80e0a38af76589)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (PDF Reader by Software Assistant)  (85ed7b0787c6bffe756ca5b5de0de4d0)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefox_download.exe (Firefox Downloader by Software Assistant)  (884f9d50fd44a8380214b43d24ac4307)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (SoftZipper by Software Assistant)  (52c8225e46ac9a998c73d0d81b783b6b)

1 / 68      (PUP)
chrome.exe (Chrome by Software Assistant)  (1373faa20ac7886b1eae1cc8422163aa)

1 / 68      (PUP)
minecraft setup.exe (Minecraft by Software Assistant)  (ee841cb1daaf76a8dfa79c95e2c43fdf)

1 / 68      (PUP)
frostwire setup.exe (FrostWire by Software Assistant)  (359ccc6784c646b05e779be07877e469)

1 / 68      (PUP)
wps_office_2016_setup.exe (WPS Office-2016 by Software Assistant)  (33bd0295fd2c8793b039ff3de6fa70a8)

1 / 68      (PUP)
avg_free.exe (AVG AntiVirus Free 2016 by Software Assistant)  (7274af10b09f6c5ed55073114a592fc5)

1 / 68      (PUP)
avg_free.exe (AVG AntiVirus Free 2016 by Software Assistant)  (9a1b61fc141fa52f6f1d33414d92fbde)

1 / 68      (PUP)
avg_free.exe (AVG AntiVirus Free 2016 by Software Assistant)  (0e0d268339545b62e62356db696b2213)

1 / 68      (PUP)
avg_free.exe (AVG AntiVirus Free 2016 by Software Assistant)  (ab92dde793d5e3127733e7422066e4e4)

1 / 68      (PUP)
teamviewer_setup.exe (TeamViewer by Software Assistant)  (2d904f17770cefa517753e253172f424)

1 / 68      (PUP)
color-switch.exe (Color Switch by Software Assistant)  (339665fa25011fe83a379608a3d93e31)

1 / 68      (PUP)
windows_movie_maker_setup.exe (Windows Movie Maker by Software Assistant)  (c9f9ce9a77067aa9f2a14628fd406dd4)

1 / 68      (PUP)
sketchup_setup.exe (SketchUp by Software Assistant)  (834365b197b928d6b76d32f41f085901)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (PDF Reader by Software Assistant)  (0dff36b929cc51eff4fb91b78a65f825)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (PDF Reader by Software Assistant)  (26e2cfc986dee013bfb5934f5b0da8f6)

1 / 68      (PUP)
bluestacksappplayer_setup.exe (BlueStacks App Player by Software Assistant)  (f78a40e258e90d5218ba0311fa66e6ad)

1 / 68      (PUP)
bluestacksappplayer_setup.exe (BlueStacks App Player by Software Assistant)  (86ebcb0f2f219e6bc59b9cfc6f16a48a)

1 / 68      (PUP)
screen_recorder_setup_v3.60.exe (IceCream Screen Recorder v3.60 by Download Assistant)  (8611495a9d78b94c83fa18d61fea6dcf)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (Picasa by Software Assistant)  (f274db440a7d633f7a530daa60771b43)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefox_download.exe (Firefox Downloader by Software Assistant)  (47bd5a72312d740af306388508e516db)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefox_download.exe (Firefox Downloader by Software Assistant)  (05f4314d649aadbd55d2c023a5384be3)

1 / 68      (PUP)
firefox_download.exe (Firefox Downloader by Software Assistant)  (e4844e6ab5870daffb8afbf31cdcfb90)

1 / 68      (PUP)
adobe_flash_player.exe (Adobe Flash Player by Software Assistant)  (656b7f3b06023cba8d5878deaa8cdad3)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (File Downloader by Software Assistant)  (4b013e49d394a3006163779b94c74654)

1 / 68      (PUP)
setup.exe (PDF Reader by Software Assistant)  (23b5238de58fffd3da5bc2d3a67b181f)

 
Latest 30 of 11,847 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)

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 April 21, 2016 with the serial number '6d2793404cac5dd87a134cebb2d8d3ec'.
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