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limewire.exe

Wizard

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 limewire.exe by Volvan Premium SL has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The installer uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Volvan Premium SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
52ff6224bbd0281ebf6a575373ca2e25

SHA-1:
d550ed41659702c5984f71af38df9d67e01779b3

SHA-256:
5ed62fde6b8e04006f7f40c7cd366939b46fa5f17ee589631f6fae0fda77459c

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:
11/2/2024 3:26:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
6360354

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.01.17

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.oang
7.11.202.28

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
150102-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3227

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
1.0.20.85

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/19938

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20741

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3, Trojan.Domaiq.19
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DriverUpd
1/17/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-97ad51b5
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14667

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.01.17.03

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6883

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.168670
16.0.0.51

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dkklbf
0.30.0.64448

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.17.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.VolvanPremiumSL
15.1.17.3

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5064683
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.27446
2.0.0.2037

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,056 bytes)

Product version:
1. 9. 8. 7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Wizard.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish (Spain, International Sort)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Volvan Premium SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/19/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/20/2015 6:59:59 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:
12/12/2014 8:12:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:mcWdcRqqXDRypx3iTY+5qWkEQrtEoH4PC40Rt+:mc5mdjeoHsC3P+

Entry address:
0x1BFF6

Entry point:
E8, 9D, 7F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 90, 27, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 6C, 88, 49, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 27, 3F, 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:
7.5515

Code size:
208 KB (212,992 bytes)

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

http://ttb.dlwfinalsoft.com/download/request/542e86795f1c1efb21000006/WWNfVyZc?&PubID=lw&__tc=1418617546270&url=http://.../lw.exe&caption=LimeWire&fileName=LimeWire

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