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Softpulse SLU

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 SLU has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.recordcheckerapp.com.
Publisher:
Softpulse SLU  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f261d462262034297a66375d02855bc5

SHA-1:
361fa7abac6e4d6301f85016d0c99aaec954fe05

SHA-256:
801347e78883bcdec28fd9e99769ec7c46f02e5e052e9c318c7c17b2a16fa216

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

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 3:30:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Trojan horse Dropper.Generic9
2015.0.3401

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.LPF
18961

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28257
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10149

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DigiPlug
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12834

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3502

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7057

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.MLW.dcjqvm
0.28.2.60990

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SoftpulseSLU.F
14.7.17.11

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

File size:
1.4 MB (1,452,744 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softpulse SLU

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/13/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/14/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softpulse SLU, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Softpulse SLU, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 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:
24817285DC7184D7D5190D0CE2CC6653

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/16/2014 6:36:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4B8lNjclcknzIb8+Kj9Wr/ehlmc4eXomQXmt/qR8tlydsMhJoNSh5G+A1W:a8lNjcKkzIfrehfoPmdqRslhMhOsGG

Entry address:
0x886F

Entry point:
E8, 49, 2A, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, E8, 21, 48, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, CC, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 08, 2B, C8, 83, E1, 0F, 03, C1, 1B, C9, 0B, C1, 59, E9, DA, 2E, 00, 00, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 08, 2B, C8, 83, E1, 07, 03, C1, 1B, C9, 0B, C1, 59, E9, C4, 2E, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 57, 8B, 7B, 08...
 
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Entropy:
7.5692

Code size:
70 KB (71,680 bytes)

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

http://dl.recordcheckerapp.com/RecordChecker/562/.../Setup.exe

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