home

setup.exe

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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.9q1g5zxyf.com.
Publisher:
Softpulse SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6a3e8628df0eebd7e841d6339dc678f6

SHA-1:
8d19827390626132575a6ed095a780245bc6ade0

SHA-256:
1f15f55b3b56e75c8a25396c4542e509e7468a106d3219bb2a9ffd7f49908ce1

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:
8/6/2025 11:12:48 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Bundler (M)
16.5.16.2

File size:
550 KB (563,192 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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/7/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/8/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Softpulse SL, O=Softpulse SL, 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:
7DCF2E0DE51FDD6E302FAE6ABDC191EE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/26/2015 2:49:32 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Ml/NiIoYAbvZO7wNJgHO78VN4zN8EMDOVUjW3Xg8oSABBn:MZjoY4EEyHWqN6KjzbPn

Entry address:
0x1E3F00

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 56, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E9, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 29, 15, 1E, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, FA, DE, 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...
 
[+]

Code size:
508 KB (520,192 bytes)

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

http://ttb.9q1g5zxyf.com/download/request/.../4vEoIKcf?__tc=1427539653.169&lpsl=0ed7dbf938c0424f25415c48aed642ef&expire=1427626045&slp=www.kasoftt.com&pub_id=P57091227&ce_cid=0BCHvfFgdLXmiZ1X8OxeuZKQu1V9eUg7TDGz44UTxc0FlNMTbWY0GcXpj4X05UIU8hA3B7LlFLg090xhD0BXlqQQkpvgM_c6XkupSEG3PGu7S6x0DjmKYxUmBK46gtIZpZ8mumYmhLVQtQ4Yz9PjbIraUgAz_9R6gxnXFmJFQkpyVa61iKRyVXRkI2MTCqHWquUA39X7M0BtGz4bnBGQZwBP22M-Zo4yC3zFhiIvaOGTzenZXBWsjBE_BDbuJMFnnHc40sUXJqMXCAk_d4qN8fpVJsUVi2OxzHPesTXBwf-pALa-s5cy8E-PR0-rfMKuPOw3OGXrctAsFDwrr6DnQbfuv4NMCGP37LDp8oIxmZxZvaNU9f5weMjZIl4aDCBZkD3uZxSXwXmBbeCThyssVum9rQ&fileName=Setup

Remove setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.