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combofix.exe

App secure 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 combofix.exe by App secure has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ceayhgt.z4a65q3xo.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
App secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
146ea2ffa306f0f8f3e7ddac7c737c75

SHA-1:
d22e301972a7e2b60cd25e824835bc468c48fbc7

SHA-256:
6c366c2f84f140f17d1995c4d16edf5ac9e84eeb853f42645cff3bca8dda050e

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
5/15/2024 7:28:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
691

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.03.16

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Softpulse.rtfa
7.11.217.124

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DD [Adw]
2014.9-150315

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3169

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
1.0.20.370

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse-102
0.98/20194

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21424

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader12.19495
9.0.1.074

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
8.15.03.15.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-c0a1d5ca
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
11.2015-15-03_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 377604.crdownload (Adware)
2015.6.21.19

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.DriverUpd
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15263

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse.gen
v2015.03.15.06

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
16.0.0.222

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dniuit
0.30.0.296

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
02.01.2015 13:58:24

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.3.15.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Inject
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.109
2.0.0.2068

File size:
1.1 MB (1,114,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\combofix.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App secure LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/16/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=App secure LLC, O=App secure LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5D0A1845D85007CD040B350F48C5F721

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/29/2015 2:06:01 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:BbHA6jtmw6W+sPQd3I3mLADJZCBDSfntkQPAl:BRt16W+sPQpVkDuw/tkQG

Entry address:
0x14C5C0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 44, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, FB, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 42, AA, 14, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, BE, 55, 10, 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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Entropy:
7.9867  (probably packed)

Code size:
1 MB (1,077,248 bytes)

The file combofix.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://ceayhgt.z4a65q3xo.com/BJaH2NVD2PHAPFhAZ2dsrpepNdG4NWFSWKYttvhAP_lqwlC7KyvCfFC6n6cNhfZkC5r_Zx3-fAzv5mkDlHQl6a3eAzFMhTM_vjtBW3ia7YFm37vkV6fFtT8bLcYzZ7STNgbdblFhC9DXoU3xtPvTAxdY-gxfao8kG2onwVttCoYQFMwCiw8kFIAWqX-PQT9p

http://ttb.downhq.com/download/request/.../DgkZkiPO?__tc=1422572081.708&fileName=combofix

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