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SoftangoDownloader_Winrar.exe

Green Tech Software LLC

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application SoftangoDownloader_Winrar.exe by Green Tech Software 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 InstallBrain installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download WinRAR archiver but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.softango.com.
Publisher:
Green Tech Software LLC  (signed and verified)

Version:
14.11.20.6

MD5:
e4085a02c6bce3f0a6a6edc8ae4a9e02

SHA-1:
287a73ee913ea6f1af17e0127cf43b95a8b80d02

SHA-256:
1e647f0122431451587d02542d135ef3c4f0173a78df5510aae9ed6679d51d3d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file 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:
12/25/2024 3:04:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Performersoft (M)
16.7.23.22

File size:
1.2 MB (1,257,248 bytes)

Product version:
14.11.20.6

Copyright:
Copyright 2014

Original file name:
SoftangoDownloader_Winrar.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\softangodownloader_winrar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Green Tech Software LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/19/2013 2:45:01 AM

Valid to:
12/19/2016 2:45:01 AM

Subject:
CN=Green Tech Software LLC, O=Green Tech Software LLC, L=Beaverton, S=Oregon, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B856416CAA762

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/27/2014 6:18:42 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:zHRXi6kgaINVAsdZQFC34TzowvRCKcSyFRtLC/cAE5plnGOjbvD/+XbdeXcKAqj:rRXiTcNissFXz5Y6yjtScAmhDmXbdAAS

Entry address:
0x7AF6

Entry point:
E8, D8, 40, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, C7, 01, C8, 14, 41, 00, E9, 93, FB, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, C8, 14, 41, 00, E8, 80, FB, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, 04, EE, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 47, 8D, 50, 08, 80, 3A, 00, 74, 3F, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4E, 04, 3B, C1, 74, 14, 83, C1, 08, 51, 52, E8, 41, 19, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, C0, 74, 04, 33, C0, EB, 24, F6, 06, 02, 74, 05, F6, 07, 08, 74, F2, 8B, 45, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.5435

Code size:
62 KB (63,488 bytes)

The file SoftangoDownloader_Winrar.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.softango.com/.../55973?bit=64

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