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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 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.lpmxp1001.com.
Publisher:
Softpulse SLU  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cac9f9b7fdc7c38c42ec25617f62d02e

SHA-1:
73f8c12010a9750895119d5c6ce7fcfdda72f727

SHA-256:
d605d88ad753519737d9afb030ed199b6f06477a63ef03b15984878423a2a9d8

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:09:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Softpulse.B
7.11.154.218

avast!
Win32:Adware-BRZ [PUP]
140611-0

AVG
Softpulse
2015.0.3444

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Softpulse.A
18541

Dr.Web
Adware.DigiPlug.1
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.SoftPulse
14.6.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712403

McAfee
PUP-FIG!CAC9F9B7FDC7
5600.7100

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DigiPlug.daxzfw
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.06.14.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SoftpulseSLU.F
14.6.14.4

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
29708

File size:
814 KB (833,544 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:
3/10/2014 11:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/11/2015 10:59:59 AM

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:
6/7/2014 1:51:42 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MgQk6I6rjHaK7Ub/V798aIDFH/OakXC0aJktazsmR/sPDaY7IuTq:Mg4+KU4aI+XC0X8RwvfG

Entry address:
0x4E2B0

Entry point:
E8, F3, 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, 4A, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, D6, 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, 2C, 14, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, AB, 0A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, FB, 37, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD...
 
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Entropy:
6.3163

Code size:
465.5 KB (476,672 bytes)

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

http://www.lpmxp1001.com/.../Setup.exe

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