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skype.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 skype.exe by Softpulse S.l 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 ttb.ultisoftwhiteg.com.
Publisher:
Softpulse S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ebe77c9c05da269ffa3b5a8eebcb9391

SHA-1:
e6f4ba615cbf069d39e8b21d5d8d1c8c41919ed2

SHA-256:
b02a476e6d43598a1dad2921aa4f2a26bc8c53a5174ce9a38b33199ab9dad208

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:
5/14/2024 6:19:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.23.7

File size:
562.3 KB (575,816 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softpulse S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/23/2014 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/24/2015 3:59:59 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:
3/30/2015 12:35:09 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:x8ELs/lt82qI1u9Ol/fSXNioWIS9DIkOU+/RqwrJSG4jCD:x8KsbXqI1u9OxINoIS9EkmqwrJSljI

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 94, 3D, 5E, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 4E, 2F, 50, DC, 53, 2D, 32, 82, DB, 91, DA, D5, FE, 63, 52, 77, A8, 11, 11, 5B, CA, 09, 54, EC, 40, 54, E8, 6C, 9D, 0C, B4, 50, D8, C1, 40, 22, 08, BF, 39, 8A, 3E, 07, 7A, 92, A7, 86, 6C, A4, D9, FC, 6E, 7A, 31, 1B, CB, C8, 03, 8B, 49, A3, 43, 59, 24, 73, 93, 39, D9, CD, E2, 7B, 49, E2, ED, 76, F5, DE, B1, EB, CF, A7, 2F, 70, 0E, DD, BC, 8D, 6B, E9, 95, 9D, 9E, 86, 5A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9459

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,268,224 bytes)

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

http://ttb.ultisoftwhiteg.com/download/request/.../nixo9fKe?PubID=5426_8801_14249&ClickID=11053983450

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