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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 ttb.gs5xxsb8.com.
Publisher:
Softforce LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a8395f16ca5aee33a54bf53cb2da1b3c

SHA-1:
3ca496de1037e7114de276b2acc59357d1736976

SHA-256:
c975601976a1003638d0e3958e197a3d11d0faf3047fcbb14159329e78320382

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:
5/8/2024 9:24:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.30.10

File size:
627 KB (642,056 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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/4/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/5/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Softforce LLC, O=Softforce 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:
70BFB33C404020FA465CC17A6A1894B0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/20/2015 6:51:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:bdVHdJP768IAxFHABvJ8Z/pCLLL0+Hsuq/R9hUJG:bdVH/P7zx1ABh+pS//q59e

Entry address:
0x1D7C70

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, EB, 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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Entropy:
7.8457

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
584 KB (598,016 bytes)

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

http://ttb.gs5xxsb8.com/download/request/.../dAXAa0iQ?__tc=1424456990.325&lpsl=2e495310e42d2c182dd10700bc7588f1&expire=1424543387&PubID=52ba0f906d47cd1135000001&slp=www.nwsofti.com&n=2015 2015(1)&zt=52ba0f906d47cd1135000001&ClickID=&fileName=Setup

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