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setup.exe

SOFTFORCE 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 setup.exe by SOFTFORCE 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 az836972.vo.msecnd.net.
Publisher:
SOFTFORCE LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
52bf17f5cef4147b476f7c8044f80870

SHA-1:
1802fd99caa77d0b9c97589c0db2f70776622d38

SHA-256:
f936d65c3cb14eca8458cb8430b56de575f5e2a367271c8b994ea0e72cafa275

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:
6/3/2024 5:32:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SOFTFORCE.Bundler (M)
16.2.1.13

File size:
670.1 KB (686,144 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SOFTFORCE LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/11/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/11/2016 12:59:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
33BB3B97566AF3E76EB1CA5F67A62CAB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2015 11:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:AE4MPYxjsqM776himhxOdTu5MuBGqqTugX1pIgyNdnZnN9rx920846aZRUS:7bkwqAaxOBub8p1kZzrx9RZRZ

Entry address:
0x1A3000

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

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

http://az836972.vo.msecnd.net/JGFxxcezgPHc34-WVwsk-peOB7Oo_kS8nKDy-iEgCbiq-9Pda9Xk_jgvQXGHWq7IIiniCZ7Ihvw2m-4Zrita6exMe16QmhWJNpUXyu0dIlvhNCiDZ3hIq8vfsEkwEOR7Br54GZi2TTehwTxXvlPUAYs8xaa84BecKXG2MNtFyZmKFXJ-iI0F8bikw27mdbL3dEaeluFh7C_mlNYmvlKSskgIqQeY3wlzKOrCsMv-h-RDqz3bkySDQb5Zc1xy7NpZXTaCQ88vlDNFTXkQj0XDu5tJJUdIi2jRiYoxwdoG944vmGUiQq7ExJg03m0r5JO7W2HDiIzgvmLmsEnTGnmxU8PQt50-tsdiKH3iSZuJg6kWg3regPvMQJjxOXGLbFydWE8sUJQMG6PYSoULtA-YfpCkpMcdOldTFaiUixqYrYlQCs9i0ymR5jBE2lhgSzXAMmyAIJiJrqAnobKh5QIC8w

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