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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 flashplayer.exe by App secure has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Adobe Flash Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
App secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4c8373603c88ab7eec4286aeeb885136

SHA-1:
0be2d7ea2dec4861bf451236bffda2ba06f2c422

SHA-256:
aca9bfd6b927dfa591220de6eb29be727a055cfa2d6b1cbd14fc6d2a826966a5

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/30/2024 1:23:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.PMH
5693923

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.04.12

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-FZ [PUP]
150319-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3142

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.83505
1.0.20.510

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-42217
0.98/20437

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.175
9.0.1.0102

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.83505
8.15.04.11.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.AE potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
4/12/2015

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.PMH
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.83505
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.14.11

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15566

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.2205

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6705

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.12.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.4.11.19

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
39676

File size:
667.9 KB (683,936 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\low\content.ie5\95zgvbi2\flashplayer.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:
4/10/2015 7:34:03 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CDdnl3/7POmBrd1XyE+zlM78D6Jcp1dWBByZGnuhtVuxmCXi8dNbZ:SdnlPtr/jalw8Dsn2UnsVimSiwNt

Entry address:
0x1E1070

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, 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:
7.8399

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
628 KB (643,072 bytes)

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