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driver updater.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 driver updater.exe by Softforce 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:
Softforce LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c137b7cd7e39f73133760f1154919840

SHA-1:
4cc049c24030b8ef2c8d75393780d100dc1b7f77

SHA-256:
5d037976fefc757aab3838c4708ec21af064f55b241549bce96848184ad8a176

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:
12/24/2024 4:30:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.11.11

File size:
485.6 KB (497,304 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softforce LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/18/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/19/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softforce LLC, O=Softforce 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:
22BF01B79FDDFED4737040671391247F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/26/2015 10:56:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, C0, DC, 58, 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, 99, 23, 42, 6E, D1, 38, D3, EA, 60, AB, BE, 50, A6, 9A, FA, 3C, AB, CB, 91, 64, F9, A3, A3, C2, D5, EA, B3, 9D, 6F, E9, EE, 3C, 22, F8, 66, E7, AA, E4, 5D, B9, 8C, 4F, AA, 37, 8D, DC, 03, EC, 91, 11, 94, 1E, CC, 83, E5, 55, 59, 45, 1B, 87, B2, DC, 91, 8B, 5E, 11, EC, 17, 56, CC, EB, 64, EF, A2, 1E, 13, 15, 94, A1, 55, BC, 86, 08, 7E, 7A, E1, 50, 76, 94, D6, E9, C5, 6D...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
965 KB (988,160 bytes)

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