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hp usb disk storage format tool 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 hp usb disk storage format tool setup.exe by Zulu Soft SRL has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Soft32 Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool.soft32.com.
Publisher:
Zulu Soft SRL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b74a29d693df9f0222de0ac57773efa6

SHA-1:
b397dca4c0ee7d331d841f885ef58f2c2c722144

SHA-256:
d0cfaa6f93560f2a90b2e385396f8dc486578a25d2bad478e583ed7fd14ddd78

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
4/19/2024 6:15:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downware
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.181.56

avast!
Dropper-gen [Drp]
2014.9-150113

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3231

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Downloader.soft32
4.0.3.15113

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9012
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Soft32Downloader.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Zulu
v2015.01.13.01

McAfee
Artemis!E6A73348F0B6
5600.6887

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downloader.cvxhzw
0.28.2.62841

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ZuluSoftSRL.f
15.1.13.1

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10119

Vba32 AntiVirus
TScope.Trojan.MSIL
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783370
34232

File size:
519.3 KB (531,776 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hp usb disk storage format tool setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zulu Soft SRL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/4/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2016 5:29:59 AM

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:
5/12/2014 1:33:42 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0tdBaTYdbjNPmszGtW+2Zqm9BR+UcMJPo+SmIAjpQm2f+:6BbdblTGp20mcUceHSmIuQm2f

Entry address:
0x30E2

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, E4, 42, 00, E8, 95, 2D, 00, 00, A3, A4, E3, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, E0, 87, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, DB, 42, 00, E8, 3F, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 20, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 55, E8, 2D, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9114

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file hp usb disk storage format tool setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool.soft32.com/get/file/id/.../

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