» soft32downloader-for-resource-hacker.exe
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soft32downloader-for-resource-hacker.exe

Soft32 Download Manager

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 soft32downloader-for-resource-hacker.exe 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:

Publisher:

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

Product:

Soft32 Download Manager

Version:

1.0.0

MD5:

e340b720ce6b8d6f78edf082bc6b747b

SHA-1:

8a66608d23554f5a01807b53d7b8bae3a450d6a5

SHA-256:

ab7982763040c7fbaedfb6377c91f4928283e0a9a9a6822537a6f5342af57790

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 10:04:54 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Downloader.Bundler.Soft32 (M)

17.2.22.4

File size:

374.6 KB (383,560 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0

Original file name:

soft32-downloader-1.0.0.0.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Soft32 Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\soft32downloader-for-resource-hacker.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

I.T.N.T. SRL

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

12/23/2010 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

11/26/2011 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=I.T.N.T. SRL, O=I.T.N.T. SRL, L=Sibiu, S=Transilvania, C=RO

Issuer:

CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

310D835910263315766C6E2C657AF7EE

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/16/2010 6:33:34 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

8.0

Entry address:

0xF5980

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 10, 4A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, F6, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B... 
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Entropy:

7.8531

Packer / compiler:

UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:

340 KB (348,160 bytes)

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