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Softpulse SLU

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 SLU has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Softpulse SLU  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6e272034577d086a3024cbc650ceafb2

SHA-1:
5890d0a7bce3cd81822e4d438ba0a50f3adee73b

SHA-256:
5a43e88b4a2a5402cc6b99b1d5bf49f8138ba01bd23916d7b037cd9288e59eee

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
4/19/2024 8:36:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
885

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.170.148

AVG
Softpulse
2015.0.3363

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
1.0.20.1225

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Softpulse.A
19398

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.27969
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-7488f3d7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-02-09_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13247

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.02.06

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.7019

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
15.0.0.735

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.deksqq
0.28.2.61942

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.02.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SoftpulseSLU.I
14.9.2.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.SoftPulse!6.197F
23.00.65.14831

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.37927
2.0.0.1908

File size:
794.9 KB (813,968 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softpulse SLU

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/9/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/10/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softpulse SLU, O=Softpulse SLU, STREET="El Pozo, 17B", L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38680, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00F5AD21F5B60D3815776CE20025D5B9B8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/9/2014 10:26:30 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:vVCrPVHxaihW1klREiI/0WVwHjVVJ85FNCdb04bdh9QZH0pf4ROKsPDaYcfw2y:vVCJxaihLlRER0DVVu4bd3M7yuy

Entry address:
0x4E188

Entry point:
E8, CB, 87, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 24, 43, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, D3, 0C, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 04, 1E, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, B3, 06, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, D5, 42, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD...
 
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Code size:
463 KB (474,112 bytes)

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