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malwarebytes.exe

Volvan Premium SL

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 Volvan Premium SL has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Volvan Premium SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.20.30.11

MD5:
2e36930a8806ab2f3874fb4a304c57e7

SHA-1:
a09bd836ebe1c65ec4471792e2f490ea4f3f6d13

SHA-256:
2a8f9e6c4ca9dd5c559d8bcd525266745f41816b36e56479dd5c7828360c9a1a

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/1/2025 3:18:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
822

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.10.31

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:GenMalicious-ADB [PUP]
2014.9-141104

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRIxflCBB3lUTxVRgQkcU4ET}
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
1.0.20.1540

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse-15
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.FSX
19950

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.0308

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.162591
8.14.11.04.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10648

F-Prot
W32/A-7177c33f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-04-11_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Backdoor.Win32.Ruskill
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13853

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.2997

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.04.12

McAfee
SoftPulse.a
5600.6956

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
15.0.0.924

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dhadid
0.28.6.62995

Norman
Kryptik.CDHN
11.20141104

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VolvanPremiumSL.M
14.11.10.13

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10258

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4729122
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.15249
2.0.0.1973

File size:
747 KB (764,880 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.11

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Volvan Premium SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/19/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/20/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Volvan Premium SL, O=Volvan Premium SL, L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, 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:
248F413947247E20924C496ECEB61F8A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/3/2014 11:53:38 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:IoIeC8+Fm3Wq9eCsZz0W/vUPqXofOEzMqJAVcc6MhoeSXNdodtNiR20:v52Qn9enJ9YfO+JAVfgdi3wR20

Entry address:
0x7DF6

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 5F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3D, 0D, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 64, 61, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, CD, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, C0, C6, 44, 00, E8, 70, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 80, 2E, 45, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, B8, C6, 44, 00, E8, A7, 25, 00, 00, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 83, C0, 02, 66, 85, C9, 75, F5, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.5388

Code size:
85 KB (87,040 bytes)

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

http://ttb.files101.com/download/request/.../9RRyPe4A?__tc=1415119134.449&keyword=anti malware&affid=80446&rid=13032&fileName=malwarebytes

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