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Trusted Download 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 data.exe by Trusted Download 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Trusted Download LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2a1755758e8bcedd6d6afeaf9ffb2b46

SHA-1:
83c6a9c511887f3cb7455d8dadde79207c958d39

SHA-256:
389e3f735cc7382b370f07b05bf0b38bf24cc2af1b66c709028e664b50f5340f

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 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:
11/15/2024 3:08:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.12.9

File size:
752 KB (770,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\data.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Trusted Download LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/5/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/6/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Trusted Download LLC, O=Trusted Download 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:
5FB561BBCCBE7D6358E7AB139439FEE9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/7/2015 4:22:09 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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