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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 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.9rbi0gk47.com.
Publisher:
Softpulse S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fd010fd93d04b1c71acdb2a1cbb04107

SHA-1:
c27126bfd6cda11f16b67a3e92126fd3c1456427

SHA-256:
67834b1690d269033f512c9b3cac116102f2e44bf985dac458bad7059b914936

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 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:
12/16/2025 8:56:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SoftpulseSl.Bundler (M)
16.2.9.20

File size:
501.5 KB (513,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softpulse S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/23/2015 6:59:59 PM

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 10:19:04 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SWhErGnsuZRWcuDyS0+91X7hiKiR0TLE9xQd76ZeTjkkytBD:SWCrGec3S0O1X70wTQ9xAemyPD

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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Entropy:
7.9233

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.

http://ttb.9rbi0gk47.com/download/request/.../dAXAa0iQ?__tc=1423201089.353&lpsl=02efbc3b73ab3e19c7a674a65fa13faf&expire=1423287481&PubID=53fcd1956d47cda73b000003&slp=www.yousoftp.com&n=Jack the Giant Killer 720p LATiNO 5 1&zt=53fcd1956d47cda73b000003&ClickID=&fileName=Setup

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