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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 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 SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
451e8a0daff4aab6ac880fac0cfd168e

SHA-1:
5e4a3fb8110765d2739349e91dc3249d95c012aa

SHA-256:
161fa7e962d3d97123efb03a0ebe46c890b12ce2cff57994eb785254845d1397

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:
4/26/2024 9:13:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
927

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.163.164

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3405

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
1.0.20.1020

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-744874
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Softpulse.A
18948

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26825
9.0.1.05190

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
11.2014-23-07_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12819

McAfee
PUP-FIG
5600.7061

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
15.0.0.612

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dbitwg
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.23.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SoftpulseSL.F
14.7.23.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.SoftPulse!6.197F
23.00.65.14721

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

File size:
787.2 KB (806,104 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softpulse SL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2014 5:48:56 PM

Valid to:
2/12/2015 5:48:56 PM

Subject:
CN=Softpulse SL, O=Softpulse SL, L=Guia de Isora, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11210602DAEE0BE4AA7D855EE48D3D77A3CC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/22/2014 6:33:05 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:h21GT5b+s2KVzxFAu27Mms/p9kh3zPSBH/dRUshEMsPDaYBKDEWf8:h21lRKVzxFAbVshJBH/PHELa

Entry address:
0x4D137

Entry point:
E8, ED, 7A, 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, 42, 36, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, D4, 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, 95, 12, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, B4, 06, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, F3, 35, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD...
 
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Code size:
454 KB (464,896 bytes)

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