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visual basic 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 visual basic setup.exe by Zulu Soft SRL has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Soft32 Download Manager installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
Zulu Soft SRL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
eb04924372b5608a3d3893924b711385

SHA-1:
50b77c9e7a6095a9ac39aec96d31ce683e334572

SHA-256:
e719657eaf2ae239bae9ffa02c3c428478a74722de238b7d5de80ae80a1b2f58

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 7:36:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downware
7.1.1

AVG
Downloader
2016.0.2995

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Kranet.K
21713

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9012
9.0.1.0248

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Soft32Downloader.C potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of lg usb modem driver setup.exe (Adware)
2015.9.5.14

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Zulu
v2015.09.05.02

McAfee
Artemis!E6A73348F0B6
5600.6651

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downloader.cvxhzw
0.28.6.63474

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Downloader.Bundler.Soft32.Installer (M)
15.8.1.0

Vba32 AntiVirus
TScope.Trojan.MSIL
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783370
34948

File size:
519.3 KB (531,776 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\visual basic 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:
5/11/2014 4:03:42 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0tdBaTYdbjNPmszGtW+2Zqm9BR+UcMJPo+SmIAjpQm2f+G:6BbdblTGp20mcUceHSmIuQm2fX

Entry address:
0x30E2

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, E4, 42, 00, E8, 95, 2D, 00, 00, A3, A4, E3, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, E0, 87, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, DB, 42, 00, E8, 3F, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 20, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 55, E8, 2D, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9098

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://visual-basic.soft32.com/get/file/id/.../

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