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itunes.exe

taskhost

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 itunes.exe by Softforce has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Apple's iTunes but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Softforce LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
086e86acd5b9fc1dbdbc2993a07eda4e

SHA-1:
03b90385ca30bc2cedb85b9f1d74322157a5ffd6

SHA-256:
ade125f5297058cb7039880bb1cf05c14989851d98c6883064201dc5d89ab4de

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
1/9/2025 12:44:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.19
6454353

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.SoftPulse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.02.23

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Softpulse.mew
7.11.212.16

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-CT [PUP]
2014.9-150222

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3191

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.19
1.0.20.265

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061
0.98/20091

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21173

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.115
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.19
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.V potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-d4c3f6ba
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.19
15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.197.15043

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.02.22.10

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.19
16.0.0.159

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dmdsrh
0.30.0.296

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.22.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse
15.2.22.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Revm.f!1075356541
23.00.65.15220

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SoftPulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37588

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.36223
2.0.0.2077

File size:
586 KB (600,040 bytes)

Product version:
6. 5. 4. 6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
taskhost.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish (Spain, International Sort)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softforce LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/4/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softforce LLC, O=Softforce LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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:
70BFB33C404020FA465CC17A6A1894B0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/10/2015 12:53:10 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:DBaDBRbn4Xw5I0nVMn2mqHeIHf4dR4e4kUD3eUG00DUJcR3rBED90ZRO8sy:EDB94XQVesDyRD4kUD3eUG00DUJcNri6

Entry address:
0xAC16E

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 9F, 02, 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, 8B, D6, 8B, CF, E8, 5C, 00, 00, 00, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10, 2B, D0, 2B, C9, 3B, CA, 73, 26, 8B, D9, AC, 41, 24, FE, 3C, E8, 75, F2, 43, 83, C1, 04, AD, 0B, C0, 78, 06, 3B, C2, 73, E5, EB, 06, 03, C3, 78, DF, 03, C2, 2B, C3, 89, 46, FC, EB, D6, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 5F, 81, C7, 8C, FF, FF, FF, B0, E9, AA, B8, 9B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9436

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

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