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setup.exe

Softpulse S.l.

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 S.l has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from us.oputster.com.
Publisher:
Softpulse S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8f68ef6dc101cc4fd7bed11851e6deac

SHA-1:
4e43a2ce228b2f6943ed8101ca1fd0905a179dc3

SHA-256:
e327b091b62d0ac417ce36fd3059f6ab79ee84861a45756a2b91b9ceba01d5b4

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
4/25/2024 3:18:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.PKX
679

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.03.28

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.oani
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-ER [PUP]
150319-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3157

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.PKX
1.0.20.430

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.185
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.PKX
9.0.0.4799

Fortinet FortiGate
PossibleThreat
3/27/2015

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.PKX
11.2015-27-03_6

G Data
Adware.Agent.PKX
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 306187.crdownload (Adware)
2015.7.2.13

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DigitalPlugin.C
v2015.03.27.08

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.PKX
16.0.0.258

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dppdhf
0.30.8.659

nProtect
Adware.Agent.PKX
15.03.31.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.3.27.18

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
38552

File size:
534.8 KB (547,632 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softpulse S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/23/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softpulse S.l., O=Softpulse S.l., 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:
492522DB26914D38C21A797768B88A13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/25/2015 11:53:53 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:j7dsT3qZS9NlcLIcy9iUJVhnJiNz8PzGlTl6NaHoSUHCen:j71kncLIcy9iUbhUpQKlTY9HCen

Entry address:
0x1AB680

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 10, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, ED, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, F5, 9C, 1A, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 71, A6, 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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Entropy:
7.9486  (probably packed)

Code size:
496 KB (507,904 bytes)

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

http://us.oputster.com/fly/.../us.php?kw1=xad287-usgbdeau-300-if-lm-AD-us-ad26-28

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