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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 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.
Publisher:
App Secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
19979905703d247f1a63ae6784337030

SHA-1:
3bcb52b3464bc6dbdfe34eff68a341d2e0c79b84

SHA-256:
aa995c1737afa11a374975f79bcf4fb1c19fbc3a305b4d7b3964895e18cf1f19

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/24/2024 5:38:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Softpulse.Gen
7.11.212.228

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3185

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20124

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.X potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.02.27.10

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dojhbs
0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Softpulse
15.2.27.21

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37588

File size:
472.5 KB (483,832 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\5o5xouu3\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App Secure LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/5/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/6/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=App Secure LLC, O=App Secure LLC, STREET="501 Silverside Road, Suite 105", L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, PostalCode=19809, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00868B073DB5F27781658C4A94E3A93D23

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/25/2015 6:28:16 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:aieeclBf8B34xcSRYXZ0wh6SrA7UjMH3J0O/oSFB:7MA54JnwkUjMHZDB

Entry address:
0x18E840

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 52, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, ED, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, A0, C9, 18, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 3A, A8, 06, 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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Entropy:
7.9360  (probably packed)

Code size:
432 KB (442,368 bytes)

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