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Softpulse SL

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 SL 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.v46z8m44jf.com.
Publisher:
Softpulse SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4d6475e3a4d536511b59346fffe08bee

SHA-1:
4c6a0e81cd1f7fb7056e8f09a839b123f802b66b

SHA-256:
78d3f10375e2afc179c8bc23248b287a110cc3e0c066373e7aa5275861a77844

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:
5/5/2024 12:40:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.2.11.8

File size:
550 KB (563,208 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softpulse SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/6/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/7/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softpulse SL, O=Softpulse SL, L=Guia de Isora, 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:
7DCF2E0DE51FDD6E302FAE6ABDC191EE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/26/2015 10:49:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1E3F00

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 56, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E9, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 29, 15, 1E, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, FA, DE, 07, 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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Code size:
508 KB (520,192 bytes)

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

http://ttb.v46z8m44jf.com/download/request/.../4vEoIKcf?__tc=1427503329.444&lpsl=0b7bcaeb51cdc53915b36d0c7c1c49f8&expire=1427589683&slp=www.kasoftt.com&pub_id=P59731252&ce_cid=OwLK7DdkCMQjCcbHgiYLEJMuBtiKyn-CYDaJZz-FV10eeIX24zeRaSLixDCs9Oyuaae3gGL6gDwe50OMnDqTko0Vx8eK_2u2sOeza_PhzaCNwLKp3z-eaWFKAzRPBYBY1kFROlCh3l8lobQYQrYuIjgc-eTtu93hOBEFMX08DUSTPlt85iLmP5BYDf9Xuw-07WcEzfustxSEB_sLYiOwG1B0Q4VayJiIv_toXxWpDtdq3rL9m00rlhrQkVmLe7d1ai_7R7CW3KGulKaRLYpapEJIWLhETg_n_gx2C60olg1U-rVYGaAgyB3QQYVv6nOTpLpAaOuo6CXg1CW6IhD25nVBz5Br0DXUTjbyD0DeL-x2urIinipo7doD9u0PFzuumHysaPT4jSy4hrgejZJrGE3Lt_Mr4jR4XnpVs60v3uBNJHdvyBvGaRX_&fileName=Setup

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