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softonic_chr_1-8-29-3_cn.exe

Pay-by-Ads Ltd

The application softonic_chr_1-8-29-3_cn.exe by Pay-by-Ads has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com.
Publisher:
Pay-by-Ads Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9c62c647fef0f4e6b8e0b7e5af337118

SHA-1:
e73327d7cae9cf5439adc8d16552a285c3f4a4d5

SHA-256:
4e46c34b3074af74dfe3169f81ccb20714a18201e1cd71c469d720fa1fbb85f8

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.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 1:43:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaybyAds.Y
14.8.7.23

File size:
2 MB (2,085,320 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\softonic_chr_1-8-29-3_cn.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Pay-by-Ads Ltd

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/18/2013 12:45:20 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2014 2:54:24 PM

Subject:
CN=Pay-by-Ads Ltd, O=Pay-by-Ads Ltd, L=Tel aviv, C=IL

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:
2B0FFF59FB803E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/19/2013 2:39:52 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:tsJt7j3ybACbwrehbM0UqnIkSxOtTiYRt0xMRmnLfHEXnA7l8y12r:it7j3yECbfA0UqIkSxOpiYRt0xEmnLvs

Entry address:
0xDF86

Entry point:
E8, E2, 81, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 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, 1C, C9, 42, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, 4C, 82, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6, 8B, 44, 24, 08, 5F, C3, 8B...
 
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Code size:
127 KB (130,048 bytes)

The file softonic_chr_1-8-29-3_cn.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/e73/327/.../file?nvb=20140101163814&nva=20140102043914&token=012d1c6ff5d69ba647115&id_file=69673744&channel=WEB_SD&instance=softonic_es&type=RECOFFER&fdh=no&SD_used=1&filename=Softonic_chr_1-8-29-3_cn.exe

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