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facebook messenger.exe

Volvan Premium SL

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 facebook messenger.exe by Volvan Premium SL has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Volvan Premium SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a4772adb631b990e91e1f0355ead3d23

SHA-1:
d74623fbfcd08ed6a99b30230275bcbf9ad2d0ae

SHA-256:
228298eab86d38d28bb4a4de7f981f356d8935fd37bdc83fec550ca8b77efa8c

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/25/2024 5:10:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
809

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.11.15

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BB [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3287

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
1.0.20.1610

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-72
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPulseENT.1
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494201
8.14.11.18.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10726

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/AntiAV.LGC!tr
11/18/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-3b323074
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-18-11_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14021

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.2928

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.18.08

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6943

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
15.0.0.966

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dijqtn
0.28.6.63362

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.18.08

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.11.18.8

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.DriverUpd.Win32.44
2.0.0.1982

File size:
935.5 KB (957,944 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\facebook messenger.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Volvan Premium SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/19/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/20/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Volvan Premium SL, O=Volvan Premium SL, L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
248F413947247E20924C496ECEB61F8A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/14/2014 3:27:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:F5Yr15f753d5QWIDz/Wz9NCyzHinLipNDJ5eoFb0OZ/WiGaks+HL63S27x4K:FyHv5Z+Wzv7AiBll0OBWi6si9Gr

Entry address:
0x136A6

Entry point:
E8, BD, 79, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, C0, 10, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, D8, 48, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, C2, 7B, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3935

Code size:
172.5 KB (176,640 bytes)

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

http://ttb.softdls.com/download/request/.../whPVPNuW?__tc=1416175751.984&mkwid=iMMObNEy&pcrid=3290514565&kword=facebook messenger&match=p&fileName=facebook-messenger

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