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malwarebytes.exe

App secure LLC

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 malwarebytes.exe by App secure 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.dlwfinalsoft.com.
Publisher:
App secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
11992b74d35327f9a16a592168121b15

SHA-1:
49dd35f5b9abcf27f39c927949ec8030737d059e

SHA-256:
afebca897ca9c4fd784247685a7ebdac8b1b33037d91bca0fd2659458c8f8324

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 '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:
4/24/2024 7:31:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Appsecure.Bundler (M)
16.2.21.9

File size:
1.3 MB (1,360,320 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App secure LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/16/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=App secure LLC, O=App secure LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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:
5D0A1845D85007CD040B350F48C5F721

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/9/2015 6:50:16 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:PZNzx7jam3NkiOTrK5PZEvX+cEuJqQVmXIXBwh5uOezdOSqIpquDwfEfFFmIvaxw:PZNzVj9NOTrKZmvX+cLVm8MOdOSPB0oV

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 54, 6C, 90, 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, 62, E3, FF, F2, 24, 85, E0, 4B, 9C, 44, DF, 4B, FB, E9, 84, 9E, 7C, 19, 7F, 90, F3, 90, 7D, 59, 3E, 23, 92, 98, EB, B3, 21, 00, 4C, 9E, 61, 63, 69, 77, 94, 29, 14, 10, D6, 9F, 55, 74, 64, 7C, 06, 1E, 12, 17, 2B, E7, 82, 69, B2, 53, 20, DD, F4, C3, EE, 5B, 1C, 85, 14, 0A, 54, B2, FD, 6C, 7B, 0A, 9A, 19, F9, C8, E9, 93, 99, F3, EC, 4D, 00, 64, EC, 09, DB, 6C, 2A, E4, 64...
 
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Entropy:
7.9853

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
3.7 MB (3,851,776 bytes)

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

http://ttb.dlwfinalsoft.com/download/request/542e86795f1c1efb21000006/WWNfVyZc?&PubID=mb&__tc=1425904949689&url=http://data-cdn.mbamupdates.com/v2/mbam/consumer/.../mbam-setup-2.0.4.1028.exe&caption=Malwarebytes&fileName=Malwarebytes

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