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Trusted Download llc

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application .exe by Trusted Download llc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.
Publisher:
Trusted Download llc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3a63a6e260d4cb475e9283201d2d41f3

SHA-1:
feea8fd9e7c8490a407b5ddfa5a0f1c718aa991f

SHA-256:
c747e8bb6068620b61ad4926de58bdac3dae5b2f2919e8e58abd28201812fe1d

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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/18/2024 3:02:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.10.1

File size:
646.9 KB (662,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Trusted Download llc

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/21/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/20/2017 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Trusted Download llc, O=Trusted Download llc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
656B40553E7A76EE193F67DC6F5AB6E2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/21/2016 4:02:44 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 10, 7C, 5A, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 8A, 08, 40, 84, C9, 75, F9, 2B, C2, FF, 75, 14, B9, 00, C7, 21, 10, 0C, 08, E8, F9, 0B, D0, 4B, 1D, BA, 6D, 21, 83, C4, 10, D1, DB, 20, 16, 00, 40, 56, 57, 8B, F9, 8B, 37, 85, F6, 74, 3C, 83, 3E, FD, 74, 37, 00, CD, C2, 37, 01, 74, 13, 8B, 06, 3B, C7, 74, 70, 04, C0, 02, 11, 8B, 75, F2, 17, 68, BD, 00, B0, 1E, C4, 02, 68, 38, FB, 50, 04, 00, 00, FF, A2, 6E, AB, 0C, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8763

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,104,384 bytes)

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