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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 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.
Publisher:
Softpulse S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
242a32d738bdcfbb638f9b94cbe4d86f

SHA-1:
eb70b448158674991360a3a31f0643fea1fa511f

SHA-256:
f3ac39fe3e1259381ed9dab469b70b8c9dfbe09ef4cdf1c4d4467c5c72ba5dd2

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:
4/19/2024 10:50:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.82398
675

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2015.03.27

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.oani
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-ER [PUP]
2014.9-150326

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3158

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.82398
1.0.20.455

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.175
9.0.1.091

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.82398
8.15.04.01.12

ESET NOD32
Detection.Undefined
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DriverUpd
4/1/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.82398
11.2015-01-04_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.82398
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 291567.crdownload (Adware)
2015.7.1.10

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.2260

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.82398
16.0.0.273

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dpsdgl
0.30.8.659

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.3.26.13

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
38552

File size:
548.9 KB (562,032 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:
7/23/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/24/2015 12:59:59 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:
3/26/2015 1:49:32 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:vl/NiIoYAbvZO7wNJgHO78VN4zN8EMDOVUjW3Xg8oSABBjU:vZjoY4EEyHWqN6KjzbPY

Entry address:
0x1E3F00

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 56, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E9, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 29, 15, 1E, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, FA, DE, 07, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9452  (probably packed)

Code size:
508 KB (520,192 bytes)

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