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SetupWizard

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 google chrome.exe by Volvan Premium SL has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. 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:
Volvan Premium SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
SetupWizard

Description:
Setup Wizard

Version:
3.4.5.2

MD5:
a5bbf04c63cf80cdb439792c12ded0c9

SHA-1:
3f1c6c27ec0ea809b64db4d81017230040bd0cd7

SHA-256:
e2b17a32479ced2b101c8cb1889c0b730dee4043653e56dde2ab18ab5181ff87

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
11/5/2024 2:54:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
6383959

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.02.16

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.oang
7.11.210.88

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DE [Adw]
150101-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3197

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
1.0.20.230

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20064

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21093

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-7d1c0da9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.DriverUpd
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.194.14969

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SmartSec
v2015.02.15.07

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
16.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dmopks
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
02.01.2015 13:58:24

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.983528
15.02.13.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.15.07

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A5
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Softpulse
15.2.15.18

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SoftPulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
37588

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.13
2.0.0.2068

File size:
960.5 KB (983,528 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.5.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
SetupWizard.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish (Spain, International Sort)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\google chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Volvan Premium SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/19/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/20/2015 4:59:59 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:
11/28/2014 4:52:44 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:skb9GXioEE6FY5fQ5emJYeXOxXzF6oHU9gR:skhGXiBE6FY1ps656tgR

Entry address:
0x118E6

Entry point:
B8, 2C, F2, 56, 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, 2A, FB, B6, 3A, 1C, 64, E5, 8A, D4, C7, FD, 61, 8E, E7, E8, E9, B4, 0A, 4C, 91, E3, 22, 20, 39, CE, 45, CE, CE, D5, D6, F9, 25, BA, 89, 97, 3F, 4A, 32, 73, 92, 1D, B4, B7, 8A, F2, 3B, 40, A1, 0F, E4, 3F, D9, FE, 2B, 6B, B2, B7, A5, 26, 45, CE, 8D, E0, 84, 93, B3, 69, C6, 53, 90, 23, 6D, D5, 49, CE, 85, 4B, 61, DE, F6, 6E, 89, 8A, CA, BC, 33, 93, 9E, E5, F0, CE, 8F, 6E...
 
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Entropy:
7.9775

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

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

http://ttb.popdls.com/download/request/google-chrome/.../chrome&fileName=google-chrome

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