hola setup.exe

Zulu Soft SRL

This the Soft32 ad-supported download manager that bundles additional PUP offers. "During the download process we may show commercial offers, such as a toolbar or other browser add-ons. The download manager is in no way affiliated or endorsed by the author of this product." The application hola setup.exe by Zulu Soft SRL has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Soft32 Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from hola.soft32.com.
Publisher:
Zulu Soft SRL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b2b169cfb764c5be6688946eb76d441a

SHA-1:
0adb66c2e3805374dfc51436de1ad7b2198fc536

SHA-256:
bda99b99ed82d306e4c4fa3bffd2d08214847ccb6128f598e85946bc216243c7

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The setup file is part of the Soft32.com download and install manager. It is an ad-supported installer and attempts to get the user to install various adware toolbars, browser add-ons, game applications or other potentially unwanted programs. If a sponsored software offer such as a toolbar is installed it might change the User’s home page, default search settings and 404 traffic. Note, the software installed by Soft32 is probably safe, just the installer is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/19/2024 11:53:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2152
9.0.1.0242

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Soft32Downloader.C potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.8.30.5

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Soft32.A
v2015.08.30.05

McAfee
SoftDropper
5600.6658

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downloader.cvxhzw
0.28.2.60990

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Downloader.Bundler.Soft32.Installer (M)
15.7.27.16

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783370
31208

File size:
743.9 KB (761,800 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Soft32 Download Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/3/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Zulu Soft SRL, O=Zulu Soft SRL, L=Sibiu, S=Sibiu, C=RO, SERIALNUMBER=J32/987/2007, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=RO

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
22D4D7E5042BE9C2999CB05C4CA2BB4F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tAL8xd6BkP2HfH9D2re4iHcQ1p2dv5FE1y76sdPSikGF4Z+mF5:64xd6c2H1D2rYNuHE1tspwGiZ+m

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9543

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file hola setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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