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advanced system protector setup.exe

Zulu Soft SRL

This the Soft32 ad-supported download manager that bundles additional PUP offers. "During the download process we may show commercial offers, such as a toolbar or other browser add-ons. The download manager is in no way affiliated or endorsed by the author of this product." The application advanced system protector setup.exe by Zulu Soft SRL has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Soft32 Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from advanced-system-protector.soft32.com.
Publisher:
Zulu Soft SRL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0c52ab0c4d56a08ecb311ab091513af4

SHA-1:
1090f2f0f7be2903722198ae139a3df6bae29814

SHA-256:
44eba1fc889e9887e8e7ff45c8335395d292dfdf4f5e59a2bd911067ee27717e

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The setup file is part of the Soft32.com download and install manager. It is an ad-supported installer and attempts to get the user to install various adware toolbars, browser add-ons, game applications or other potentially unwanted programs. If a sponsored software offer such as a toolbar is installed it might change the User’s home page, default search settings and 404 traffic. Note, the software installed by Soft32 is probably safe, just the installer is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:00:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Soft32Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.169.54

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2152
9.0.1.0212

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Soft32Downloader.C potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of raidcall setup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.17

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Soft32.A
v2014.07.31.02

McAfee
SoftDropper
5600.7052

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downloader.cvxhzw
0.28.2.61721

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ZuluSoftSRL.FF
14.7.31.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783370
32210

File size:
545 KB (558,048 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Soft32 Download Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\advanced system protector setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zulu Soft SRL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/4/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Zulu Soft SRL, O=Zulu Soft SRL, L=Sibiu, S=Sibiu, C=RO, SERIALNUMBER=J32/987/2007, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=RO

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

Serial number:
22D4D7E5042BE9C2999CB05C4CA2BB4F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:sAXEnYFv6k+DGSmJ3fHKlsLHvBZHHLqXuOSsCONqJvzMgmFY:x7zYL8H2EBZUQoILDm

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9251

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file advanced system protector setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://advanced-system-protector.soft32.com/get/file/id/.../?lp=dsa&tg=za&kw=_cat:soft32.com&mt=b&ad=45237003961&pl=&ds=s&gclid=CNXMpLq2gb8CFSvItAodvQcAqA

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