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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 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Soft32 Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from visual-basic.soft32.com.
Publisher:
Zulu Soft SRL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4ab668a4b8cdff3145b733251958e7a2

SHA-1:
7ad934382736c2c40c8d180983a6ccc82a60334e

SHA-256:
ca76c6f5b4e0daffee4b0c65452e10ad74c18902ea9122a6cf4c3128e711f7ed

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
4/25/2024 7:15:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2152
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Soft32Downloader.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Soft32.A
v2014.07.12.04

McAfee
SoftDropper
5600.7071

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downloader.cvxhzw
0.28.0.60698

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ZuluSoftSRL.S
14.7.11.18

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783370
31088

File size:
543.9 KB (556,968 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zulu Soft SRL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/4/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2016 1:59:59 AM

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 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lAo0wV45/LHsrMvdD4ypu4+mfGjJTUEZ/xoEkAZNmyhm9k:iRwy17srCUoGjJTUEZ/xoEnNmyhm

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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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/.../?lp=dsa&tg=it&kw=_cat:soft32.com&mt=b&ad=39923179682&pl=&ds=s&gclid=CjgKEAjw2KCcBRCQ_6mztcunhEgSJABPxOF1pC81uSRYytw63M1WbMo4-Zh1aX9DeyV8oW90XwypN_D_BwE

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