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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 51xuebthl.com.
Publisher:
Softpulse S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
947ca9904ffe7e933a85ca610fd1c122

SHA-1:
6e67ba90a303240166e92e2e4b04c4e182b8022c

SHA-256:
c81b7145cd35479b87c63b802c03815c6dd6a1e1dc2f94ef4009cec8cb0b51f9

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 10:54:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.PKX
675

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2015.03.26

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.oani
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-ER [PUP]
2014.9-150325

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3159

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.PKX
1.0.20.455

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.175
9.0.1.091

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.PKX
8.15.04.01.12

Fortinet FortiGate
PossibleThreat
4/1/2015

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.PKX
11.2015-01-04_4

G Data
Adware.Agent.PKX
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 27070.crdownload (Adware)
2015.6.30.12

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.2291

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DigitalPlugin.C
v2015.03.25.05

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.PKX
16.0.0.273

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dppdhf
0.30.8.659

nProtect
Adware.Agent.PKX
15.03.26.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.3.25.17

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
38552

File size:
534.8 KB (547,680 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:
7/23/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/23/2015 11:59:59 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 3:53:53 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:D7dsT3qZS9NlcLIcy9iUJVhnJiNz8PzGlTl6NaHoSUHC2:D71kncLIcy9iUbhUpQKlTY9HC2

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://51xuebthl.com:8080/redict/.../redict.php?kw1=jt1-starwars-uk32&c=gb

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