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newupdate.exe

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 newupdate.exe by Softforce 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from 113.171.224.208 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Softforce LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9d9147395142b4e086f1119e67513b5d

SHA-1:
2bbb1f91cdc34df9bb43d9f103174252ecca8be6

SHA-256:
ff34350774026bf852ee262713fcfa7a2b550317986b1af43b834643021b2f09

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 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:
12/25/2024 4:22:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Softforce.Bundler (M)
15.8.7.16

File size:
3.6 MB (3,733,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\newupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softforce LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/18/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/19/2015 2:59:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
39EFBC248CD996B345705A5A0ED70147

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 1:50:58 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:5R/4OddYcUABDha4eIBxrsfyUdgFCroToomiN8NxAX:FU8agHrkuCrotEG

Entry address:
0x325E

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, EC, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, C0, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, E3, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8358

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file newupdate.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 13 URLs.

http://113.171.224.208/.../MixVideoPlayerSetup.exe

http://113.171.224.174/.../MixVideoPlayerSetup.exe

http://dybraso4svbl2.cloudfront.net/.../MixVideoPlayerSetup.exe

http://146.185.26.220/.../MixVideoPlayerSetup.exe

http://113.171.224.176/.../MixVideoPlayerSetup.exe

http://69.4.238.159/.../MixVideoPlayerSetup.exe

http://113.171.224.241/.../MixVideoPlayerSetup.exe

http://113.171.224.203/.../MixVideoPlayerSetup.exe

http://113.171.224.206/.../MixVideoPlayerSetup.exe

http://201.31.162.86/cache/staticrr.getmixvideo.com/sdb/.../MixVideoPlayerSetup.exe

http://113.171.224.166/.../MixVideoPlayerSetup.exe

http://staticrr.mixvideoplayer.com/sdb/.../MixVideoPlayerSetup.exe

http://staticrr.getmixvideo.com/sdb/.../MixVideoPlayerSetup.exe

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