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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 setup.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 www.lpcloudbox410.com.
Publisher:
App secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7e3171f3a6d1d24a1c8439147c7640db

SHA-1:
196c2d931d9cf5005fd334c838d556fb98915f67

SHA-256:
c2b563e2793075325f03b38d8b8946781fd79c9c0dde7c9ddcf394aac9d0d61a

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:
4/18/2024 10:28:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Appsecure.Bundler (M)
16.1.12.20

File size:
695.7 KB (712,368 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App secure LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/16/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 9:59:59 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:
6/4/2015 5:56:44 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6HEXvzEFWs4iSVo3DUY/ZYVlYThADtaQPbcSTpl2oKrweMBPsup30f4vSSZm58v2:6HEXvzEFWLtW3DUY/ZthawkbB2oKrwY7

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 88, 9D, 67, 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, 40, 6A, 6A, 8B, 82, 48, 08, AF, 86, AD, A5, DA, 2F, D8, 35, C5, B0, EF, F2, 1A, C6, A9, C0, B1, DC, FD, 23, 0B, 19, D7, 86, D3, 7C, C4, 68, 3D, 16, 0A, 2D, F6, 4C, 79, 74, A9, 3A, 96, 12, 4F, 67, 17, 6F, C5, 77, 57, 70, B8, BE, 6E, 82, 53, 97, 46, 32, DF, ED, 9B, C5, 8B, 77, 1A, 74, 49, 45, 15, 34, 48, F1, 19, 56, 85, E1, 4E, 0E, 63, DD, 86, 66, 6E, 15, 01, 24, 97, 7B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1 MB (1,095,680 bytes)

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

http://www.lpcloudbox410.com/.../Setup.exe

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