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setup.exe

SOFTPULSE S.L.

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 setup.exe by SOFTPULSE S.L 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.pf8kxhg.com.
Publisher:
SOFTPULSE S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9ea52fa0c5bc1ebb5edf1eb5f0c7cfb1

SHA-1:
06a7a0519932592c9bf36d19f7d955aec7280a11

SHA-256:
ff2c691a9d38bf3604c05963dff9ed4feece07444c63c0eb9f4bece3ba632ada

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 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:
5/4/2024 9:30:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Bundler
17.2.28.12

File size:
548.5 KB (561,672 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SOFTPULSE S.L.

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
7/8/2014 11:13:26 AM

Valid to:
7/8/2015 11:13:26 AM

Subject:
CN=SOFTPULSE S.L., O=SOFTPULSE S.L., L=Guia de Isora, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4B582684D0A7AC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/26/2015 10:49:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1E3F00

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 56, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E9, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 29, 15, 1E, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, FA, DE, 07, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Code size:
508 KB (520,192 bytes)

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

http://ttb.pf8kxhg.com/download/request/.../4vEoIKcf?__tc=1427401295.119&lpsl=ef0f84a7a79c37d7293d6d1d43411da2&expire=1427487630&slp=www.dsoftt.com&pub_id=P12094085&ce_cid=ZXyDbB0l3q11VCGNktoOIo4FCOCYWrTrpz_7ATibBvZHrRlQYeVaAACo58EzZ2r6IjeGaK6b4CoGiJW6HiF9KIbCehY-nWH8-tmLW_nH1qRm9erZruxbkCFO3cI_1FKXg4btunnEkYE0V4huwppXfJD7AosmST9CVzBXtlmGnVjzyQ3X-CyDdJ6mm-Lc91-4We1kiMqX5opmGxjkie2wu_if4qiPAIgOFBSB63uMPYa4wqxuZfMYwYnxsUV71X8l5ZdiHN4kMR1J6L2PBKKBBh6tmWXydCfO3YHl48hC51bKpwfxxYTaf-P2ZqhHKSc_2e1vHoEV91OC0r9hpAiGOUPyThwATnMTahm1ODO7kJ-jTuFmHwt2Hc1ABs2dxmAtbST23liq0b-a3N0vj1KecTxKNEz4LQiPYfJyv4yu6GxtxooLeOZyBH5JHpsG&fileName=Setup

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