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the weather channel desktop 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 the weather channel desktop setup.exe by Zulu Soft SRL has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Soft32 Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from the-weather-channel-desktop.soft32.com.
Publisher:
Zulu Soft SRL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b264fe049858bd03c1ec7dc8053d6a78

SHA-1:
5d0056eb8fe7fa80135a970da70b011217804b3d

SHA-256:
cd1ad803cbb812f720aa15e3f747ead4df2567396f34e2b704def592d59f1624

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
4/19/2024 9:18:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Soft32Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.167.154

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
19215

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2152
9.0.1.0226

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Soft32Downloader.C potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of hitman pro setup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.31.23

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Soft32.A
v2014.08.15.01

McAfee
SoftDropper
5600.7038

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downloader.cvxhzw
0.28.2.61519

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ZuluSoftSRL.b
14.8.14.23

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.C7F732DB
7.2.227

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

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\the weather channel desktop setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zulu Soft SRL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/3/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2016 4:59:59 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 3:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:2AsuZ0sGC2Fdc8fhC+Z3aa2qPSMXJmQxqLBTDWE52fIJxfel65Y3ynAblyFzm1F: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:
7.9540

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file the weather channel desktop setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://the-weather-channel-desktop.soft32.com/get/file/id/.../?lp=adwords&tg=us&kw=Download the weather channel&mt=e&ad=31979120718&pl=&ds=s&uid=1407912945627d091b0bb1879b61fd71ace17e826f&_ga=335859381.1407256393&gclid=CK7nuLjUj8ACFSMLMgodpEUAtw

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