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Software Setup LLC

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 Software Setup 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.javdownsoft.net.
Publisher:
Software Setup LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c560f2b7ead46650b2aaf23a0ed0e8e1

SHA-1:
86a7b6dc737282a67fe1b4a6a5c504b342e8c556

SHA-256:
6ccdaf6e00380b619d14aac1f47d8e3007de387a085b1d843e99c63e517bd5ed

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 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 4:02:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.20.10

File size:
1 MB (1,064,600 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Setup LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/8/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/9/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Setup LLC, O=Software Setup LLC, STREET="501 Silverside Road, Suite 105", L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, PostalCode=19809, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
63EB9EFF9AAC93EDDBF4BF06301012E2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/29/2015 2:34:08 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:TpSVWlVJOhM8ZHAXDGejpFy5FugMghaG/NMragHfFOXMMy:TChHCtgMggQNMrag/n

Entry address:
0x15616

Entry point:
B8, CC, BE, 53, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 2A, C2, C7, 2D, CC, DC, 31, F1, 09, AF, 69, 19, A8, AF, E7, 9F, E2, E9, 87, D3, 19, A6, CD, 1C, F9, F4, B5, 81, 88, 28, 14, 98, 01, 86, 02, 3E, FB, 86, B8, 37, 91, F3, 7A, 2D, 3E, 6D, 4B, 56, 68, 94, 61, 59, E9, 14, 90, 48, 35, 4A, 67, 2E, A5, 6F, BC, D1, 40, D0, C1, 67, E2, 9A, EA, 00, 93, AA, B6, A5, 19, 02, 15, FF, BE, BF, 77, FE, B2, 4B, 36, FF, 5D, CD, E9, 19, B2...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
162 KB (165,888 bytes)

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

http://ttb.javdownsoft.net/download/request/.../SEezCR5K?PubID=79_3811_3027&ClickID=9710692423

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