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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 download-instantly.com.
Publisher:
Softforce LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0ec652e2acf113465c76461fe591c2d6

SHA-1:
50cc8f99de0c0890664187ee36f12b7ddaf5709e

SHA-256:
c3254d72022d7aaebf3845670bf1dcf4a42b491dc8cb5bb832a768ea4c30ec11

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:02:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.2.17

File size:
484.5 KB (496,160 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:
12/3/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 5:59:59 PM

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:
2/23/2015 8:21:27 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:4EoPDUSLJ1Omtgb8iHObwqmyrqAWbEeJNhi4U4:Y1DtniQ1mmqAOi4U

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 94, D8, 58, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, ED, EC, 7D, 32, CE, E8, B7, CC, A8, D5, 00, D6, CD, A2, BF, 2C, 65, 45, 72, 83, 44, A3, AA, 40, 9F, 72, FC, C8, 29, 21, 07, D7, 1C, 98, B1, 14, B5, BD, E9, CD, F0, 5F, E7, F7, 3B, 60, FD, E1, 1A, 85, 66, D4, C5, C5, 62, 0D, E3, 18, 15, AA, 6D, 6D, 6C, 78, 80, DB, 55, B7, 83, 72, 7E, 47, DF, D5, 8C, C3, CF, 3B, E0, CF, 6A, 33, 7A, C1, D2, 66, 5A, EC, C5, E4, 86, E3, 74...
 
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Entropy:
7.9397

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
965.5 KB (988,672 bytes)

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

http://download-instantly.com/isn/js/http://media.steampowered.com/client/.../SteamSetup.exe

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