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starter background changer.exe

Softonic International

The application starter background changer.exe by Softonic International has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from dc352.4shared.com.
Publisher:
Softonic International  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6df9b43294e23638de4de0821d03a09e

SHA-1:
a07ff2279f71812dbc28d14c8895fb888256148d

SHA-256:
ed488aaba1f3ded95d2589e9aa2e65c27540f58d0062a6ca85a0dc52e96894aa

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
11/5/2024 1:50:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softonic (M)
16.6.19.8

File size:
254.3 KB (260,416 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\starter background changer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softonic International

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/6/2009 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/7/2011 8:59:59 PM

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 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
707E68E6802EEDABC3757C9005AC1028

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/21/2010 5:33:55 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:pna+EOJ/V1zenzQad+buytsrZUAUbrlvCJRZQMfoSre7:ta+EOFV1CzNQbuyts97UbrMSMfoSre7

Entry address:
0x4A4700

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 86, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, B9, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, AD, 21, 4A, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, FD, 96, 03, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Code size:
236 KB (241,664 bytes)

The file starter background changer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dc352.4shared.com/download/.../starter_background_changer.exe

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