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soft32 updater.exe

Soft32 Updater

I.T.N.T. SRL

This the Soft32 ad-supported download manager that bundles additional PUP offers. "During the download process we may show commercial offers, such as a toolbar or other browser add-ons. The download manager is in no way affiliated or endorsed by the author of this product." The application soft32 updater.exe, “Soft32 Updater Setup ” by I.T.N.T. SRL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Soft32 Download Manager installer.

File name:

soft32 updater.exe

Publisher:

Soft32 (signed by I.T.N.T. SRL)

Product:

Soft32 Updater

Description:

Soft32 Updater Setup

Version:

1.0.1.3

MD5:

58207686ecb844e39448f4b333f81f58

SHA-1:

67ad4d76988f616057964e06e34d4986cf8c1e67

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

The setup file is part of the Soft32.com download and install manager. It is an ad-supported installer and attempts to get the user to install various adware toolbars, browser add-ons, game applications or other potentially unwanted programs. If a sponsored software offer such as a toolbar is installed it might change the User’s home page, default search settings and 404 traffic. Note, the software installed by Soft32 is probably safe, just the installer is unwanted.

Description:

This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

12/23/2024 10:13:51 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Downloader.Bundler.Soft32 (M)

17.1.12.13

File size:

861.1 KB (881,800 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.1.3

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Soft32 Download Manager (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

C:\documents and settings\aluno\definições locais\temp\nsv3.tmp\soft32 updater.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

I.T.N.T. SRL

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

3/23/2011 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:

3/22/2012 11:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=I.T.N.T. SRL, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=I.T.N.T. SRL, L=Sibiu, S=Sibiu, C=RO

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

33A46E83A20B563F609E32633A83ABB7

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD... 
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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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