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setup.exe

The application setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 36 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
MD5:
3bdf5c2baa2c94423f8ab4c3eded22cf

SHA-1:
ef6097b96e5f141f01436b5dd93fa8c7a25be451

SHA-256:
1b1d631ba1a63a5a7c1983b936d6069718e17c8ca8eb6a15646f6475742047a9

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

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 11:13:27 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AA
920

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.07.24

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-S [PUP]
2014.9-140730

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3398

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AA
1.0.20.1055

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.E
18952

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28257
9.0.1.0211

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10144

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.AA
11.2014-30-07_4

G Data
Application.Bundler.AA
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DigiPlug
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12819

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7054

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AA
15.0.0.633

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Softpulse.dcouet
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.30.02

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.7.30.2

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

File size:
557.5 KB (570,927 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/23/2014 6:50:22 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CFiv3kbLRAGK+bWzDhfCg+1N85z8d2198Y8K:CoPc76ztf9WqGY1

Entry address:
0x6776

Entry point:
E8, 74, 43, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, B5, 13, 00, 00, FF, 35, 90, 1E, 47, 00, FF, 15, E4, 40, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 6B, 3B, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 82, 48, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 99, 48, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, D9, 48, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A6, 13, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 6C, 8C, 46, 00, E8, A8, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 6C, E6, 46, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 64, 8C...
 
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Entropy:
6.9836

Code size:
74.5 KB (76,288 bytes)

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