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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 29 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:
af6b71dd3e87004eee5e274c9caa3db7

SHA-1:
cf68a06630669d467ff965b5a8d4c377d79913de

SHA-256:
402b490359acf1cfffa3f8f0a382691154f71f18f302d3ca1c4585d5138e6ef8

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/26/2024 12:41:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
5823642

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2014.11.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.188.28

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Softpulse
2015.0.3283

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
1.0.20.1630

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-744874
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Softpulse.A
20156

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26825
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.867736
11/22/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-7488f3d7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-22-11_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14098

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.22.12

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.6939

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.5
15.0.0.978

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dbitwg
0.28.6.63474

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.22.12

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A5
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SoftpulseSLU.F
14.11.22.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.SoftPulse!6.197F
23.00.65.141120

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
35010

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.194602
2.0.0.1990

File size:
789 KB (807,912 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:
3/9/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/10/2015 8:59:59 PM

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:
5/22/2014 1:33:05 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:k21GT5b+s2KVzxFAu27Mms/p9kh3zPSBH/dRUshEMsPDaYBKDEWf8n:k21lRKVzxFAbVshJBH/PHELaI

Entry address:
0x4D137

Entry point:
E8, ED, 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, 42, 36, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, D4, 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, 95, 12, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, B4, 06, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, F3, 35, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD...
 
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Code size:
454 KB (464,896 bytes)

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