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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 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.
Publisher:
Softpulse S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
eb2738babd88f543c0ad4db80a303853

SHA-1:
7964313e3fb10d126fb73b0e46ec576993d6835a

SHA-256:
f0473fa31517aed5dd94ebb6fd10f20786478c54e7e5249b13601b2ef7d88497

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
4/28/2024 8:04:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.PKX
649

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.04.26

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.oani
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-ER [PUP]
2014.9-150727

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.DBK
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.PKX
1.0.20.580

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.185
9.0.1.0116

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.PKX
8.15.04.26.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.AA potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11536

Fortinet FortiGate
PossibleThreat
4/26/2015

F-Prot
W32/SoftPulse.F.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.PKX
11.2015-26-04_1

G Data
Adware.Agent.PKX
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 27070.crdownload (Adware)
2015.7.27.13

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15712

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.2131

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DigitalPlugin.C
v2015.04.26.10

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.PKX
16.0.0.348

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dppdhf
0.30.20.1219

nProtect
Adware.Agent.PKX
15.04.24.01

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Softpulse.Bundler
15.4.26.17

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.DriverUpd
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4725471
39486

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.DriverUpd.Win32.206
2.0.0.2154

File size:
534.8 KB (547,640 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:
7/22/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/23/2015 4:59:59 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 8:53:53 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:z7dsT3qZS9NlcLIcy9iUJVhnJiNz8PzGlTl6NaHoSUHCG:z71kncLIcy9iUbhUpQKlTY9HCG

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)

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