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 application setup.exe by Softpulse S.l 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.mplayerdownloads.com.
Publisher:
Softpulse S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1f91f67b4819ac3ac28e2b1b1b4257e7

SHA-1:
b9a643f96e318df3cf804e16310ea1bbb47bf6a5

SHA-256:
9630f6e13d554df289648e13cf368e0626bec3330d490129e84ddae897edeb46

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:
6/13/2024 10:42:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SoftpulseSl.Bundler (M)
16.2.11.4

File size:
501.6 KB (513,608 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
7/24/2015 6:59:59 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:
3/20/2015 11:19:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:JWhErGnsuZRWcuDyS0+91X7hiKiR0TLE9xQd76ZeTjkkytBE:JWCrGec3S0O1X70wTQ9xAemyPE

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 88, 7D, 59, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 10, 3B, F6, 14, D7, E7, AA, 56, E0, 7E, 15, F3, 0D, 6B, 6F, 01, C9, EA, 77, FE, F6, B9, 20, 31, A3, 98, 50, 70, B0, 78, F6, 5C, 05, 0D, 4E, D9, 48, 73, AC, 1F, A4, 4D, 92, 6B, 53, FD, 18, FB, 68, D5, EA, 5B, 02, 3E, 15, 10, 53, 0E, 05, CC, 3A, 0B, BF, 4E, 3E, 07, 51, 18, 50, 2A, 29, AC, FA, AF, 25, E5, E5, 5E, 79, 7E, 34, ED, DA, A2, 25, 57, 54, 22, 09, C7, 85, DE, 1F...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
996 KB (1,019,904 bytes)

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

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