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App secure 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 App secure 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.magnotstop.com.
Publisher:
App secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4fd70c5f995986784418c8a0ff1c4195

SHA-1:
9d01c8a2fcf1b56e5d4c7b40c2a0d3d5ce1b9597

SHA-256:
7840d5f8e89a21976e9237a84841074663784b76cd11370eb78bc65807e5cb1d

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 '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:
5/16/2024 10:53:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Appsecure.Bundler (M)
15.12.25.8

File size:
667.3 KB (683,296 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App secure LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/16/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=App secure LLC, O=App secure LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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:
5D0A1845D85007CD040B350F48C5F721

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2015 5:24:55 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:vuICix5biGGkpfJaQRLWpxeTMb3LGr3t0aX/pShgQwM7TwXwodf3nuJ:vJCKVkQR0eTMb3LGr3lXIhxwiUwcfnuJ

Entry address:
0x1BDDE0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 20, 52, 00, 8D, BE, 00, F0, ED, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8522

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
624 KB (638,976 bytes)

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

http://admin.magnotstop.com/v1owa0lilVdeQsBphVlhN5uTQ0ZZi8PXyNUIhiI4jThtBq45O5wBiSqX6mUPxA6aZ8k5Z8wfkreJDDuk6aFGka7r3xhq34hwz7VvGpa2AxgOd0uazb_TL4O5mv3dxFdrM8L4NsaSqLuIYIsTvjfFsx3qT-nnzZSWRm71C8O525TLGm40T6xrKxzx5uC1fJn64xWNm2jbM_1KR7wnkj-78ygt7edPESbvoBo417z7qTdM6CkEw86TwBnbR7WTCv0jnhzo6_1iZEz7ygu2d7YbMEQqHihVK8L0RJS8WUq84O0E__M0q6K3qxpN60hx0nqJ61ayTQ-DWWaLvFWBc2musqqlDjL14H4lWZjIAfr-NcJplEoN9BvLfTNFN2dkviv43sKcP8GTV7YVl4Sqno57PfpnFDomUQH1ckGtUdH2iwU

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