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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:
98d03eb893e08957910a227eecb432ed

SHA-1:
9f6d9994a143b1736d44886572f07b966fe2e5ce

SHA-256:
8c42ad21de280410feb0aae934864c716f3ff4ac28488cf011898026ff2f33da

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:
4/18/2024 10:54:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Soft32Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.167.76

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2152
9.0.1.0222

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Soft32Downloader.C potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of hitman pro setup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.14.21

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Soft32.A
v2014.08.10.07

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!CF9AF39628C9
5600.7042

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downloader.cvxhzw
0.28.2.61519

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ZuluSoftSRL.Y
14.8.10.18

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.C7F732DB
7.2.222

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
32214

File size:
744.4 KB (762,280 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:
6/4/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2016 12:59:59 AM

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:
12/5/2009 10:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:2AsuZ0sGC2Fdc8fhC+Z3aa2qPSMXJmQxqLBTDWE52fIJxfel65Y3ynAblyFzm1c:nzZ0sS+uj2hRBfW2EIXnOyjm

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9538

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=uk&kw=_cat:soft32.com&mt=b&ad=40903289917&pl=&ds=s&uid=1407707893a0941a1352f9869eeb0030885d0e31d6&_ga=700527868.1407707893&gclid=CNPXpsXYicACFU_JtAodN3cAsg

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