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should i remove it setup.exe

Zulu Soft SRL

This the Soft32 ad-supported download manager that bundles additional PUP offers. "During the download process we may show commercial offers, such as a toolbar or other browser add-ons. The download manager is in no way affiliated or endorsed by the author of this product." The application should i remove it setup.exe by Zulu Soft SRL has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Soft32 Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from should-i-remove-it.soft32.com.
Publisher:
Zulu Soft SRL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a521f2353dc8d32cf9b995e8f2565237

SHA-1:
3fbcf494e83506aa51e8093e66b2501f206e2ea7

SHA-256:
d85cf498dbc8aef4cd17f63b5670f532976c01bbf6357cb2ce4731695a141e94

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The setup file is part of the Soft32.com download and install manager. It is an ad-supported installer and attempts to get the user to install various adware toolbars, browser add-ons, game applications or other potentially unwanted programs. If a sponsored software offer such as a toolbar is installed it might change the User’s home page, default search settings and 404 traffic. Note, the software installed by Soft32 is probably safe, just the installer 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 11:18:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.170.236

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3269

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Downloader.soft32
4.0.3.14125

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Soft32Downloader.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Soft32
v2014.12.05.07

McAfee
Artemis!C5FAB851F6B6
5600.6925

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downloader.cvxhzw
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.HAMXC
11.20141205

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ZuluSoftSRL.Y
14.12.5.19

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.B132687A
7.2.339

VIPRE Antivirus
Soft32Downloader
32824

File size:
844.8 KB (865,112 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Soft32 Download Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\should i remove it setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zulu Soft SRL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Zulu Soft SRL, O=Zulu Soft SRL, L=Sibiu, S=Sibiu, C=RO, SERIALNUMBER=J32/987/2007, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=RO

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
22D4D7E5042BE9C2999CB05C4CA2BB4F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/19/2013 6:53:02 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Q8P5WL11hzb/ujoHQAihnOKURJ/CxmNB:T851h/1HZQOzRJqc

Entry address:
0x310B

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 1C, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, EC, 42, 00, E8, 6E, 2D, 00, 00, A3, A4, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, E0, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, E3, 42, 00, E8, 18, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 55, E8, 06, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9613

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file should i remove it setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://should-i-remove-it.soft32.com/get/file/id/.../?lp=dsa&tg=us&kw=_inpage:Home Windows System Utilities System Tools&mt=b&ad=51116844678&pl=&ds=s&uid=141062809064ee42b44e5829f1d129ab3a314baa29&_ga=1933681803.1410628055&gclid=Cj0KEQjw1s-gBRCKwOKQ1sWonvsBEiQA8qALFVf_0E-ipXTOyO16l6YtYlPYfmj3Na70R4Zr12Ii3joaAhR-8P8HAQ

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