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

MD5:
c50b27919c0b5d5520679dddeda399f9

SHA-1:
ce497ea405a267a196145089de26ede40f081fbd

SHA-256:
98b14050bceb426f595a6cfcd3b10dcb70874ed689042955c96681bf03f78b4a

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:03:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Bundler (M)
16.4.4.20

File size:
535.5 KB (548,392 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 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/23/2015 8:59:59 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:
3/24/2015 2:06:21 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xx04iw8JNFZxNHYfy5tLg8F6xundNzCS+be6rDey8YJrS:I4iweNFZzHME2HUdN5+ay8Y0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, D8, 8D, 5A, 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, DA, FF, 03, 3C, 10, 86, BE, 39, 90, 02, 64, 63, E6, A0, 23, A0, 20, A5, 61, 18, A4, 39, C2, 90, 55, B5, FB, D5, 61, D9, 47, 5C, 05, 66, 64, D5, 6F, 56, EA, 40, 2D, 79, 1C, BF, 07, EE, 38, F2, BF, BC, 5B, 9B, A4, 70, 47, D0, 03, 0A, 08, 9D, 13, 22, 9D, 16, E3, 7E, 61, 34, 93, 19, 8B, 35...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1009.5 KB (1,033,728 bytes)

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

http://ttb.bestwebhostingtop.com/download/request/.../oE8FiZSg?__tc=1427241901.769&lpsl=ea4f3d357f1cf105e333047d371e489c&expire=1427328277&slp=www.softdsfile.com&ClickID=5511fb90427d492f158b457d&fileName=Setup

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