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horizon 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 horizon setup.exe by Zulu Soft SRL has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Soft32 Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from horizon.soft32.com.
Publisher:
Zulu Soft SRL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3ca2568a7ccaac759a7709e454564898

SHA-1:
6f4c1a0bc161f6ec8715c8e73402b8843088c4b4

SHA-256:
c8cec6ed02a1c81ab71549bdeb9346816741eb40427d1bd73db4e26c84efa108

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 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:
4/25/2024 5:15:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Soft32Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.168.120

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
19641

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2152
9.0.1.0271

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Soft32Downloader.C potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of winsetupfromusb setup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.9.17

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13504

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Soft32.A
v2014.09.28.06

McAfee
SoftDropper
5600.6994

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downloader.cvxhzw
0.28.2.61721

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ZuluSoftSRL.N
14.9.28.6

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.F72B5B4F
7.2.271

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783370
32210

File size:
744.1 KB (762,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zulu Soft SRL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/3/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2016 4:59:59 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 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SAIHpAEvNTG+tlTeXNDr3WSutYtXPoWnKNE6Ex1JLxR8hELibDm8p:zIHpAEvMGwTWko8oE6Ex1hxqhEQDm

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:
7.9542

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://horizon.soft32.com/get/file/id/.../?lp=adwords&tg=us&kw=Horizon download free&mt=b&ad=37627888758&pl=&ds=s&uid=1406331071388dcd60812423e7cf89abeb8ae829d7&_ga=1159089773.1406310768&gclid=CJbbiMDP4b8CFQwEaQod12oAZw

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