solitaire 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 solitaire setup.exe by Zulu Soft SRL has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Soft32 Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from solitaire.soft32.com.
Publisher:
Zulu Soft SRL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b673f4485ae129f6ddd05672d23d6382

SHA-1:
785b4471b5fdbd7fa79040bfcd941cd19107bbe5

SHA-256:
50cf3d9766e4910c055ddf0b193e3f3dcb9ecb10d658b2de572d65b22885e70b

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/6/2024 3:47:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Soft32Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.165.156

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3153

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
21603

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2152
9.0.1.090

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Soft32Downloader.C potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.Soft32downloader
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.7.5.14

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15441

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Soft32.A
v2015.03.31.03

McAfee
SoftDropper
5600.6809

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downloader.cvxhzw
0.28.2.61349

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Downloader.Bundler.Soft32.Installer
15.3.31.15

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.9E5A9E81
7.2.186

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783370
31208

File size:
744.2 KB (762,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
12/5/2009 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OAFB825upUsFQRyIfcmOcsLCq3XZngcaqHlQaN8trCKL601HmDK:v7825QwRfLsLCWNgeQPrCE1Hm

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:
7.9540

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

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