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super ad blocker 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 super ad blocker setup.exe by Zulu Soft SRL has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Soft32 Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from super-ad-blocker.soft32.com.
Publisher:
Zulu Soft SRL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d49a1c925d5a463dc6ce5563acc3d49f

SHA-1:
8a2a7d728574944b39b61e490a9a1aaa1ca81dd7

SHA-256:
37f171481e3b441bb4fc9b89e8b7ce1c747ea19258c5f8df9135fd9379eeea19

Scanner detections:
10 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/2/2024 1:20:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.164.150

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2152
9.0.1.0211

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Soft32Downloader.C potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of uninstall tool setup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.10

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Soft32.A
v2014.07.30.03

McAfee
SoftDropper
5600.7053

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downloader.cvxhzw
0.28.2.61148

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ZuluSoftSRL.W
14.7.30.14

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.899A27F2
7.2.211

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783370
31208

File size:
744.3 KB (762,168 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\super ad blocker setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zulu Soft SRL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2016 7:59:59 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 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TA4yPO75K+rf2ucblJxN8BfzSb2hJpe6mT34je1YJurlMXNaO1bBgyQAMBtXbG8u:s4yW9dIn8BfzSb27kXjEeHlMv+7XbGem

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:
7.9542

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://super-ad-blocker.soft32.com/get/file/id/.../?lp=dsa&tg=ca&kw=_cat:soft32.com&mt=b&ad=35463609447&pl=&ds=s&uid=14066548228bc47b9bf9b364498448333ec160f3a9&_ga=1124760084.1406654822&gclid=CKLo_8eF678CFQ8daQodHRIAwA

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