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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 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.
Publisher:
Softpulse SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
500cb8f18b7b9da43cc8035056d4fd32

SHA-1:
74aa47fd8df45df3c162f1ded7aab32262979d9f

SHA-256:
fcba7dd9e934de996b0937ee56c83df921129c090349daafba68a3ba60013d4b

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:
4/20/2024 1:19:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.15.4

File size:
1.2 MB (1,287,480 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:
7/4/2014 2:45:45 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x7F7C

Entry point:
E8, B6, 6A, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, E9, 7B, 14, 00, 00, FF, 35, 30, C0, 44, 00, FF, 15, EC, F0, 42, 00, C3, FF, 35, 30, C0, 44, 00, FF, 15, EC, F0, 42, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 33, 62, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 9F, 71, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, B6, 71, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 35, 30, C0, 44, 00, FF, 15, EC, F0, 42, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F0, FF, 15, E8, F0, 42, 00, A3, 30, C0, 44, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, F3, 73, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F...
 
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Code size:
182.5 KB (186,880 bytes)

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