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

MD5:
a17ee414e54967f926eadfaf41cd47ab

SHA-1:
9b6dec4d9c31f8dfd5ed419c588030e57e3b7bc6

SHA-256:
a9d8702bc6ca4294c8b155af6cce2e2b945d2866ca0fc77deff4cf89ef71cc6a

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:28:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.12.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.197.26

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28138
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.SoftPulse
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14395

McAfee
Program.CryptDomaIQ
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dghbnm
0.28.6.64267

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.21.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SoftpulseSL.K
14.12.21.23

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.SoftPulse/Variant
10163

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35418

File size:
663.8 KB (679,776 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:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2014 10:48:56 AM

Valid to:
2/12/2015 10:48:56 AM

Subject:
CN=Softpulse SL, O=Softpulse SL, L=Guia de Isora, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11210602DAEE0BE4AA7D855EE48D3D77A3CC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/11/2014 9:55:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tW7QEPxzyz+BUS6ehuLTTDj8pWbZxYUElqPieKGytdnoCWau:tW7RASBUS7huvjMPlqPdK/tdnoCWb

Entry address:
0x4C057

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 88, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 0B, 41, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, D4, 0C, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 95, 36, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, B4, 06, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, BC, 40, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD...
 
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Entropy:
6.4062

Code size:
453 KB (463,872 bytes)

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