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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:
e57b36e16c0652b1067e10afb6c56ea3

SHA-1:
8037e0d82767fad915d1df0a57ce0f5eda1deb8b

SHA-256:
659a1905efe7e021242daab1eb53168a8e530fdc38daf1fa55e69d7817c83b70

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 6:54:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Win32.ProcessHijack.vrX@aeS2ZmOi
958

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-C [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Softpulse
2015.0.3436

Bitdefender
Gen:Win32.ProcessHijack.vrX@aeS2ZmOi
1.0.20.865

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Win32.ProcessHijack.vrX@aeS2ZmOi
8.14.06.22.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.E potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Win32.ProcessHijack.vrX@aeS2ZmOi
11.2014-22-06_1

G Data
Gen:Win32.ProcessHijack.vrX@aeS2ZmOi
14.6.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12484

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloader
v2014.06.22.11

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.7092

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Win32.ProcessHijack.vrX@aeS2ZmOi
15.0.0.519

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.06.22.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SoftpulseSLU.F
14.6.22.10

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
29708

File size:
1.3 MB (1,392,640 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softpulse SLU

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/10/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/11/2015 12:59:59 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:
6/20/2014 6:52:32 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xt2/JJJJJJJJJJJJJ7JJJJJOnOnOnOn3xwwncncnJEGBAFPJ8SJmU/2FYYak+F06:jYFFYYQ0gPY43/fTll

Entry address:
0x22DC

Entry point:
E8, AE, 40, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 56, 57, 33, F6, BF, 08, 8F, 42, 00, 83, 3C, F5, 3C, 80, 42, 00, 01, 75, 1E, 8D, 04, F5, 38, 80, 42, 00, 89, 38, 68, A0, 0F, 00, 00, FF, 30, 83, C7, 18, E8, 21, 41, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0C, 46, 83, FE, 24, 7C, D2, 33, C0, 40, 5F, 5E, C3, 83, 24, F5, 38, 80, 42, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, F1, 8B, FF, 53, 8B, 1D, 9C, A0, 41, 00, 56, BE, 38, 80, 42, 00, 57, 8B, 3E, 85, FF, 74, 13, 83, 7E, 04, 01, 74, 0D, 57, FF, D3, 57, E8, 3E, 41, 00, 00, 83, 26, 00, 59, 83, C6...
 
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Code size:
97 KB (99,328 bytes)

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

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

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