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foxfiresetup.exe

Softpulse SL

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 foxfiresetup.exe by Softpulse SL 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:
Softpulse SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
89b2a76761587708b1913ed7780c1fbd

SHA-1:
2f76c71010ca9f807f3c7c6acb2be7a1d1aa406c

SHA-256:
0e6027462656f7ffa3e328192195c1016718c3c4afcbb1d6075487c279c94035

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 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:
5/10/2024 1:05:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Bundler (M)
16.2.11.7

File size:
810.7 KB (830,160 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softpulse SL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2014 11:48:56 AM

Valid to:
2/12/2015 11:48:56 AM

Subject:
CN=Softpulse SL, O=Softpulse SL, L=Guia de Isora, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11210602DAEE0BE4AA7D855EE48D3D77A3CC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/3/2014 11:09:31 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WHAVdbgYZFkLri0InZF1o2Bd9aFtry9rK1u3sPDaYskpR3rZ:WH1AFx0Ild9aFtrmrKgY7rZ

Entry address:
0x4E119

Entry point:
E8, EA, 7A, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, D2, 37, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, CD, 0C, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 23, 14, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, A2, 0A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 83, 37, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD...
 
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Entropy:
6.3117

Code size:
464.5 KB (475,648 bytes)

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