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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 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Softpulse SLU  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a3b6a34f1c09a0f1bcb4f218821d8b4d

SHA-1:
bc4693b785e569f7b9b847d9db34ea87c07fd89a

SHA-256:
537ac016ba6de58f3be425c850511097d713585e82408b312190a8b882218dda

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
5/2/2024 12:01:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
959

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Softpulse.B
7.11.156.4

avast!
Win32:Adware-BRZ [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Softpulse
2015.0.3437

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
1.0.20.860

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Softpulse.A
18615

Dr.Web
Adware.DigiPlug.1
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-21-06_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12478

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.7093

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
15.0.0.516

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DigiPlug.daxzfw
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.06.21.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SoftpulseSLU.I
14.6.21.5

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
29708

File size:
813.9 KB (833,408 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 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/11/2015 12:59:59 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:
6/6/2014 5:51:42 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jgQk6I6rjHaK7Ub/V798aIDFH/OakXC0aJktazsmR/sPDaY7IuTT:jg4+KU4aI+XC0X8Rwvfn

Entry address:
0x4E2B0

Entry point:
E8, F3, 7A, 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, 4A, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, D6, 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, 2C, 14, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, AB, 0A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, FB, 37, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD...
 
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Code size:
465.5 KB (476,672 bytes)

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