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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 7 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:
c063e7bd40c36ec7d6c105de4991f1c9

SHA-1:
9a8c8116cd4b534d90aec4a4e3281ac4cfc373b2

SHA-256:
da5e0fffb263d8702a7827cb53d0c8d1c3b845ca3102b13058dd7e8f7c427905

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
4/26/2024 11:40:43 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-B [PUP]
2014.9-140616

AVG
Softpulse
2015.0.3442

Dr.Web
Adware.DigiPlug.1
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.D potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SoftpulseSLU.F
14.6.16.5

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
29708

File size:
1.1 MB (1,205,760 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 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/11/2015 6:59:59 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:
6/12/2014 6:06:38 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Gwa9bJpyO5uWDJUt4HhlG5gYbBIq70/80zr/80z:Gwa9bRuW1W4BlG5vWqA/L3/L

Entry address:
0x463D

Entry point:
E8, 7F, 39, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F1, E8, 5F, 00, 00, 00, C7, 06, 80, CA, 41, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F1, E8, 5F, 00, 00, 00, C7, 06, 80, CA, 41, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F1, E8, A0, 00, 00, 00, C7, 06, 68, CA, 41, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8D, 45, 08, 50, 8B, F1, E8, 44, 00, 00, 00, C7, 06, 68, CA, 41, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F1...
 
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Entropy:
7.6169

Code size:
103.5 KB (105,984 bytes)

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

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

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