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setup.exe

Softforce 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 Softforce llc 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ashukawdvew.azureedge.net.
Publisher:
Softforce llc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f9a8faf1dbbbe6a6f3c52f87b8b99ec1

SHA-1:
7af88201882cea6a257b5a153632558dd32f9613

SHA-256:
ca9312a2af78ee18ceaddc337c3fc0e0df83f32f3849fb29af0004bdd1c71b3a

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 '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:
11/9/2026 10:55:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Softforc.Bundler (M)
16.5.8.20

File size:
520.5 KB (532,976 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softforce llc

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/8/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/7/2017 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softforce llc, O=Softforce llc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
021C492895C2A9321EACF11881EF9459

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/7/2016 3:27:09 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:m/Sr/sbzTnhUUr18oKZQbhI8ojkoCdY6SOWhP:1LOzzKUZ8oKZ3d4nm6ZWl

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, D0, 4F, 59, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 4C, 7E, 69, C4, 2B, 0C, FD, 10, 21, B8, BE, BF, 26, D1, B0, F0, 6F, 22, 9E, D5, E7, CE, 58, 7C, C1, 79, 6D, E8, 86, 71, DC, FB, B3, 0A, C9, 36, 3B, 50, E9, B6, 06, 16, BF, 1C, 5B, 3A, 52, 49, D5, A6, F8, 41, D5, 4D, 5D, B2, 8E, CC, ED, 84, FB, F4, 22, F5, 0C, F2, B2, 8A, F9, 74, 4D, 82, CE, 9F, 5D, 8B, E7, F6, D1, D5, 56, 45, 8E, BC, 86, C0, 51, DE, 27, 18, 21, C3, 19...
 
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Entropy:
7.9454

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1 MB (1,084,928 bytes)

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

http://ashukawdvew.azureedge.net/temp?dd=uxZ7DXP6uRAjfqS3XY-GOEf2FtZrirbShMYyzpXv6ffAIgZRYws8nk2S70qBlYxyDbWiw_dzXEY56K8-eIa_cVIcG7Sl_VUdup0XoJD14LesVp9lxw3UYFy7MSW59zzPcrSXttPcDd6IJ5vKGjrFUq_jG3e0mCRxF5UI_zDDICQOhxFGN9JlX2k-2ao_mfxhta-7AWtajZyRSx73t1Kfp3xBTMm4V1j9WKhvRvpwEPZlN5nKyFTaw5u0-aDHtaOzQajxCB_0S2AptUWrn9nH8OxbrDfQJSiLOXzJP0PTE10ksE6iRgGKxaWtSyGtxwXIRBe_lEu1A_1QiYUvk0o7pcmsw1gTktKP9_TvqEbw65DgGc8H6UoHfFjDYzWkeCO_SsBa-zSuiQLlzP25G7g9QrGZaTIe5Rj00tBg7d4Ve5wbL1SMy-emGSG52YgPXd272xaLgP2oVBfzlpdD0b5whM8XD-_yj9N0VhCscv4TcXh8GmEVKXSQ21dOjRz6SYbI

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