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Setup.exe

Softpulse S.l.

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 file Setup.exe by Softpulse S.l has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser.
Publisher:
Softpulse S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ae2bb2df6fbb76ee06309aaa5ef09986

SHA-1:
a23f0b73010a7ae06b9e517355cb8ee5fb2441fe

SHA-256:
f356e940821ba6807df93e77f9323eb91edcc56a1118d659bc5cb6c765ee42c7

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/27/2024 4:08:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.82398
675

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.03.30

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.oany
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-ER [PUP]
150319-0

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader
2016.0.3155

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.82398
1.0.20.445

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.185
9.0.1.089

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.82398
8.15.03.30.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.AB potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DriverUpd
3/30/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.82398
11.2015-01-04_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.82398
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.4.5

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.2269

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.82398
16.0.0.273

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dpsdgl
0.30.8.659

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.3.30.5

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
39354

File size:
548.8 KB (562,016 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softpulse S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/23/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/24/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Softpulse S.l., O=Softpulse S.l., 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:
492522DB26914D38C21A797768B88A13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/26/2015 1:49:32 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gl/NiIoYAbvZO7wNJgHO78VN4zN8EMDOVUjW3Xg8oSABBw:gZjoY4EEyHWqN6KjzbPw

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...
 
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Entropy:
7.9452  (probably packed)

Code size:
508 KB (520,192 bytes)

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