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proxtube chrome.exe

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 proxtube chrome.exe by App secure has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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:
6fb85cf3cb36f75a9f41451f9e117e73

SHA-1:
b68b6d21837ba7be35b9f13889a80060b7b5ba03

SHA-256:
a418b47e4b572a23683378c3b6c333befa70718bae4ebbe40f64cab9df673dfb

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
11/5/2024 10:45:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
719

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.02.11

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.rtfa
7.11.209.128

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DI [PUP]
2014.9-150216

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3202

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
1.0.20.235

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20054

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
8.15.02.16.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.X potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
11.2015-16-02_2

G Data
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.194.14969

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2480

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.02.16.01

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.P
16.0.0.141

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dnuzsa
0.30.0.65070

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.16.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse
15.2.11.5

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37240

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.142
2.0.0.2068

File size:
516.8 KB (529,224 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App secure LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=App secure LLC, O=App secure 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:
5D0A1845D85007CD040B350F48C5F721

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/10/2015 6:52:21 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:h5jrkL5Ht5Igk6LWiqOIJ+VykYyrOKQ9wqK9dMpIyfS+oSMf8t5:h5A5HtOgHLT4+skYXKKw/yqLEt5

Entry address:
0x1DB8A0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 56, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E9, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, D7, 93, 1D, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 91, 58, 07, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Code size:
476 KB (487,424 bytes)

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

http://ttb.mstdls.com/.../request/52ced28d5f1c1e6d29000002/WUsBbhXT?ClickID=[VALUE]&__tc=1423596124792&url=http://www.proxtube.de/.../proxtube-chrome.zip&caption=ProxtubeChome&fileName=proxtube_chrome

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