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Software Setup LLC

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application installation.exe by Software Setup has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from oz.clickflv.com.
Publisher:
Software Setup LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
22a0c5612f4c062768f46f341a3a1c04

SHA-1:
f7acc30fe7461fe591cd05580162ee47adc560a1

SHA-256:
d827b2f97620e83a762062e0e75494a12fc4356f17b12ff807560bd10930a6d1

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
7/5/2025 4:25:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
6514085

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.02.05

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Softpulse.Gen4
7.11.207.52

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-CU [PUP]
2014.9-150204

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3208

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
1.0.20.175

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse-100
0.98/20029

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20963

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14838

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Inject
14.0.0.2527

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse.gen
v2015.02.04.04

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
16.0.0.105

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dnfzzy
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
02.01.2015 13:58:24

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.04.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse
15.2.10.11

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5064683
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.106
2.0.0.2055

File size:
1.3 MB (1,320,144 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Setup LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/9/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/10/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Software Setup LLC, O=Software Setup LLC, STREET="501 Silverside Road, Suite 105", L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, PostalCode=19809, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
63EB9EFF9AAC93EDDBF4BF06301012E2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2015 9:37:08 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Gk2pxhmobBu75QFgCmOxMT2iq091gutT0ugRfy4CQM4OpdM8:X+rb4ydm3q09n4fuL3b

Entry address:
0x1CE16

Entry point:
E8, AA, 85, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, F9, 1D, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 8C, 3E, 48, 00, E8, 22, 86, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, E8, E3, FF, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, CC, FF, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 83, C1, 09, 51, 83, C0, 09, 50, E8, DF, 2A, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64...
 
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Code size:
206 KB (210,944 bytes)

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

http://oz.clickflv.com/flv/de/.../index.php?sid=950&dv1=ad948-de&kw1=ad948-de-xx&uuid=7cd64e31-7533-4e29-7806-dcd8939172ea&dv3=7cd64e31-7533-4e29-7806-dcd8939172ea

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