Softonic International - 12% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Softonic International? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.Softonic.A and a variant of Win32/SoftonicDownloader.E. The detection rate for the Softonic International files collected here is 12%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see Softonic International when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can view additional details from the Softonic International certificate with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Softonic International file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screengrab of a file signed by Softonic International:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Softonic International and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, etc. You can also see the address for Softonic International, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA has issued the Softonic International certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Softonic International Files
These are the Softonic International files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Scanner and Detection Names
Here's the detection names for the Softonic International files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | BundleApp_r.AS |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT, Softonic Downloader (fs) |
| Agnitum | PUA.Softonic!, PUA.Downloader! |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.Downloader |
| Antiy-AVL | GrayWare[Downloader:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent.bxib |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.SoftonicDownloader.F, Adware.Win32.SoftonicDownloader.bG, Adware.Win32.SoftonicDownloader.BG, Hacktool.Win32.Downloader.Az |
| Bkav | HW32.Laneul.aauw |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.Agent.SOFE |
| DrWeb | Adware.Downware.82, Adware.Downware.498, Adware.Downware.1328, Adware.Downware.1515, Adware.Downware.1657, Adware.Downware.2194, Adware.Downware.4164, Adware.Downware.5743, Adware.Downware.8422, Adware.Downware.804, Adware.Downware.1109, Adware.Downware.1132, Adware.Downware.2454, Adware.Downware.5107, Adware.Downware.8855 |
| ESET-NOD32 | Win32/SoftonicDownloader.E, a variant of Win32/SoftonicDownloader.E, a variant of Win32/SoftonicDownloader.F, Win32/SoftonicDownloader.G, a variant of Win32/SoftonicDownloader.G |
| Emsisoft | Trojan.Win32.SoftonicDownloader.AMN!A2 |
| F-Prot | W32/Softonic.C2.gen!Eldorado, W32/Agent.ABU.gen!Eldorado |
| Fortinet | Adware/SoftonicDownloader |
| GData | Win32.Adware.Softonic.A |
| Ikarus | PUA.Softonic, PUA.SoftSonicDownloader |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 0040f81d1 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 0040f81d1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent.bxib |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.DownAgent.bx.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Softonic.A, PUP.Optional.Softonic |
| McAfee | Artemis!BE31DDF393C0, Artemis!393B9AD14ECF, Artemis!D3D330AE577B, Artemis!51A8F4FA1C47 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!BE31DDF393C0, Artemis!393B9AD14ECF, Artemis!D3D330AE577B, BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.fc |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Win32/SoftonicDownloader.E (ES) |
| NANO-Antivirus | Trojan.Win32.Downware2.bbfwtc, Trojan.Win32.Agent.denwos, Trojan.Win32.Agent.djiefr |
| NOD32 | Win32/SoftonicDownloader |
| Panda | Trj/Chgt.E |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Downloader.cf7 |
| Rising | PE:Malware.Obscure/Huer!1.9E03, PE:Malware.Obscure/Heur!1.9E03 |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.Softonic/Variant |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.2 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0814, TROJ_GEN.F47V1115, TROJ_GEN.F47V1209, TROJ_GEN.F47V0329 |
| VBA32 | Downloader.Agent |
| VIPRE | Softonic Downloader (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Downloader.Agent.Win32.220365 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 2096 scan results for the Softonic International files. 249 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 2a56cb1b389346b3ed08ff404a771e62
- 67c1ff44c765abda26027a6dca52ba11