PUA_SOFTONIC.GC
Riskware/Softonicdownloader (Fortinet); AdWare.AdInstaller.Softonic (Ikarus)
Windows
Threat Type: Potentially Unwanted Application
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Potentially Unwanted Application arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It may be manually installed by a user.
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
386,864 bytes
EXE
07 Aug 2018
Arrival Details
This Potentially Unwanted Application arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It may be manually installed by a user.
Other Details
This Potentially Unwanted Application connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://lhaz.{BLOCKED}ic.jp/universaldownloader-prefetch
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.