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Softpulse S.l.

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 google chrome.exe by Softpulse S.l 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Softpulse S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1adec0d3435d4345ed55f11508b191f0

SHA-1:
b65fed693e698c47c6b59ba2019a715566fef3f2

SHA-256:
410727b2bffdd6a3dd9c25c63266658b7dde172cacb9003e8f8acdbbc340e21a

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:
5/13/2024 10:23:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SoftpulseSl.Bundler (M)
16.1.22.14

File size:
562.3 KB (575,840 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softpulse S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/23/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/24/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Softpulse S.l., O=Softpulse S.l., L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

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:
492522DB26914D38C21A797768B88A13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/30/2015 3:35:09 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:x8ELs/lt82qI1u9Ol/fSXNioWIS9DIkOU+/RqwrJSG4jrv:x8KsbXqI1u9OxINoIS9EkmqwrJSljrv

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 94, 3D, 5E, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 4E, 2F, 50, DC, 53, 2D, 32, 82, DB, 91, DA, D5, FE, 63, 52, 77, A8, 11, 11, 5B, CA, 09, 54, EC, 40, 54, E8, 6C, 9D, 0C, B4, 50, D8, C1, 40, 22, 08, BF, 39, 8A, 3E, 07, 7A, 92, A7, 86, 6C, A4, D9, FC, 6E, 7A, 31, 1B, CB, C8, 03, 8B, 49, A3, 43, 59, 24, 73, 93, 39, D9, CD, E2, 7B, 49, E2, ED, 76, F5, DE, B1, EB, CF, A7, 2F, 70, 0E, DD, BC, 8D, 6B, E9, 95, 9D, 9E, 86, 5A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9458

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,268,224 bytes)

The file google chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ttb.ultisoftwhiteg.com/download/request/.../np5Edylm?PubID=5426_4082_3197&ClickID=11065343282

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