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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 google chrome.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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
App Secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3939a2f95d21c4c734d699ce5667b259

SHA-1:
27d305a2b3645a0d0dc29af7ac6bffded92e5d22

SHA-256:
71ea425b5add8424bb54f3d375dd837f931718715ca38b992c9fea7079f6935d

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:
11/6/2024 5:29:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.AppSecur.Bundler (M)
16.6.28.15

File size:
558.5 KB (571,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App Secure LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/14/2016 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/15/2017 2:59:59 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:
3DE41688F7AF62CF5FBF12F5DA23F4E0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/3/2016 12:49:02 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/vF6dlGOB/IApzroi7KggmU2EjWw6YllxpNCqMB1H1X/5OKDafR5:/vFcGO5I6zrog3n8j6OxvCrfDDU5

Entry address:
0x1A33CF

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9487

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,108,480 bytes)

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

http://admin.playerfilemagno.com/aeirvRFGQ9OxJRXylwqQT0VHKqC3bE9KGQr9zibPCbQIQ7uZaIteBZOV1UsYV1VHZ9-s9bjxvvwy8WvspapyzUC7wSOUGYpsmbPfGXEsZrgzD45yO8iH4dPnM57rxdodjGJer3CP2Xnh4raG_hHQJaFnmc9K87dqrfN5YiNY66HjQSEoZWqLb0O_ATdOQXh2DjlJ7EX4Jih5ocCVAK6Xw1E5m2WvjXyczBGRfRUbkWzqEtcq26y8C2mgbiwtjro6S7ahuSFFDkVgpPg7XkV0kSfhkcZuajbcl1ktKLL4vkZtH_jD83XTO1SrJ5IoCR1Gx7ex3ipevQeF4UpvdTs9TkiJOw_Nt10Nc83-k9XuM0dx7KlPQhJlM-kM4cxMaC-W2E7bD7RYsi85kKxcHZoVX9uM_E5vCd_x8pmfJTGdyxSJ9KUmpFL5vtk9Sj-XFLMPLvIHMC4Lwz7mN1B7Oe96Kw

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