mavis beacon teaches typing deluxe 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 mavis beacon teaches typing deluxe setup.exe by Zulu Soft SRL has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Soft32 Download Manager installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
Zulu Soft SRL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ae291b5ccc14996f508263b4eec55825

SHA-1:
b97070cbd259df5bb249cebd6e405ac8b1cc9464

SHA-256:
5eaba45327da7e6072df9ba6c56eab7604c5ca4f4bac5d57545e28eefaa07311

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 7:54:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downware
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
8.3.1.6

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader.FEY
2014.0.4311

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Kranet.K
22179

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.11293, Adware.Downware.9728
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Soft32Downloader.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Zulu
v2015.05.19.08

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downloader.cvxhzw
0.30.24.1357

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Downloader.Bundler.Soft32.Installer
15.5.19.16

Vba32 AntiVirus
TScope.Trojan.MSIL
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783370
39486

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\mavis beacon teaches typing deluxe 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:
5/11/2014 2:03:42 PM

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:
7.9162

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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