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setup.exe

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 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 www.lpcloudbox306.com.
Publisher:
Softpulse SLU  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d63c44b6d14a6e3ef5796e94126d9fb1

SHA-1:
fa7f307a89f9695597f19037c09be3f9d2d4294d

SHA-256:
0ca2e03b10e1269a3a42bb1d71ee60c3b8608973ce78ff8944d93f81121c4227

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:
4/18/2024 9:04:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SoftpulseU.Bundler (M)
16.1.28.23

File size:
797.5 KB (816,632 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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/10/2015 4:59:59 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:
5/12/2014 7:19:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:51S8GELpHq5KBeNN5lYCnXiSnc+XXx9C5qkg8SMJv9nZxhpMnsPDaYxeyEfpzZ4:51S8HpHq59NN5OCnTnXUg8SMJ19l1Ej4

Entry address:
0x4E827

Entry point:
E8, CC, 87, 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, 25, 43, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, D6, 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, 05, 1E, 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, D6, 42, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD...
 
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Entropy:
6.3587

Code size:
465 KB (476,160 bytes)

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

http://www.lpcloudbox306.com/.../Setup.exe

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