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facebook messenger.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 facebook messenger.exe by App secure has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.softdls.com.
Publisher:
App secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ebf0d4e368d5f9dbd2860306e8c67152

SHA-1:
d28358ae2db5fca7743f88bbadfeee15a40ad7a6

SHA-256:
18cbee9cf4e09ebf193e5bec9092b4393b87c484caaca9d678e35038ac21e6cc

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/30/2024 4:22:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Softpulse.rtfa
7.11.211.180

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2965

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.131
9.0.1.0279

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.X potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.7658
11.2015-06-10_3

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of malwarebytes.exe (Adware)
2015.10.6.4

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.10.06.04

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.10.06.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Appsecure.Bundler (M)
15.8.19.10

File size:
626.5 KB (641,520 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\facebook messenger.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:
2/19/2015 5:34:29 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:YPhrFdunmgHjgeUEew4Ma/lnXjW6VDZnN6diducES:a5FdunRjDcVXa6VDZnNeicc7

Entry address:
0x1D7B30

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, EB, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8464

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
584 KB (598,016 bytes)

The file facebook messenger.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ttb.softdls.com/download/request/.../whPVPNuW?__tc=1424393965.36&mkwid=FQ5SEKR8&pcrid=3290514565&kword=facebook messenger&match=e&fileName=facebook-messenger

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