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App Secure 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 setup.exe by App Secure has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.
Publisher:
App Secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a4293d6e3651cc74a23ad23cb8e70ce5

SHA-1:
06e05a27dfefa972c427f5cc0b535c666a825b75

SHA-256:
c7520dadc38d9a1f1dcf1b4c585f8c9a3ce7943c586e7dd52b7858a6992d02a4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/19/2024 8:04:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.12.14

File size:
752.1 KB (770,136 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App Secure LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/6/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/7/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=App Secure LLC, O=App Secure 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:
00868B073DB5F27781658C4A94E3A93D23

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/7/2015 8:22:09 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x8A1C

Entry point:
E8, 77, 04, 00, 00, E9, 37, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 48, D1, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 44, D1, 40, 00, 89, 15, 40, D1, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 3C, D1, 40, 00, 89, 35, 38, D1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 34, D1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 60, D1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 54, D1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 30, D1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 2C, D1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 28, D1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 24, D1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 58, D1, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 4C, D1, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 50, D1, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 5C, D1, 40...
 
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Code size:
32.5 KB (33,280 bytes)

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