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Softonic International

The application Softonic.exe by Softonic International has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softonic Downloader installer. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘Softonic for Windows’. This file is typically installed with the program Softonic for Windows by Softonic International S.L..
Publisher:
Softonic  (signed by Softonic International)

Product:
Softonic

Version:
1, 5, 3, 0

MD5:
4b1c2dce1451bf95f3ed75726812a513

SHA-1:
c3b54ec542edbce63c0048801c1919875d076d80

SHA-256:
67d5b095d31defa40bc3b6c8f83d7056ccd8e005cd887ec57c8dea38cf53d8df

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially 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 6:54:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAutoA
1.3.0.4923

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.Softonic.I
14.2.16.3

File size:
3.9 MB (4,095,472 bytes)

Product version:
1, 5, 3, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2012

Original file name:
Softonic.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softonic Downloader

Language:
Spanish

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\softonic\softonic.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softonic International

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/2/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/7/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Softonic International, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Softonic International, L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

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:
2A56CB1B389346B3ED08FF404A771E62

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/1/2013 10:46:56 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:vEg/6bKjlVc6CoUmvoQNmv5Sjb/Kj0Xm1E1L/p5f/Vty2feYmvMlLr6LLLXLL1Lg:vBZZ8Km1E1bp9nl4P2BOhERxD3SQB

Entry address:
0x18A2D5

Entry point:
E8, 1C, FC, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, 8D, 45, FC, 50, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 98, FC, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 83, C4, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 18, 39, 45, FC, 74, 13, E8, 83, 24, 00, 00, 85, C0, 74, 0A, E8, 7A, 24, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, FC, 89, 08, 8B, C6, 5E, C9, C3, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, E0, 5F, 76, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, C7, FC, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7...
 
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Code size:
2.5 MB (2,644,480 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Softonic for Windows

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\softonic\softonic.exe" -minimize


The file Softonic.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Softonic for Windows  by Softonic International S.L.
Publisher's description - “Discover great software as well as amazing editorial reviews, tips, tutorials and videos right on your PC desktop. It doesn’t matter what you use your PC for, with Softonic you will be able to find new software from the huge selection of the Softonic catalogue.”
en.softonic.com/about
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-72-9-115.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.72.9.115:443)

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