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setup.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 setup.exe by Softforce has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from yft0ap2dz2.1gqzbmi.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Softforce LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
777b831b03887cc92b71763f3da8fbd8

SHA-1:
092b77061658638df4b43f5ed318a63edc8be8e3

SHA-256:
9922ac13d93918fc5a97571e2df523854474454421407ebaecd3785e4beb7b1b

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
12/29/2024 4:49:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.03.30

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Softpulse.mews
3.6.1.96

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3168

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.131
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.X potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15421

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.03.16.06

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.doolsb
0.30.8.659

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.16.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.3.16.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37788

File size:
626.5 KB (641,552 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softforce LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/3/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 4:59:59 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:
2/19/2015 3:34:29 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:oPhrFdunmgHjgeUEew4Ma/lnXjW6VDZnN6diducE:K5FdunRjDcVXa6VDZnNeicc

Entry address:
0x1D7B30

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, EB, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8466

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
584 KB (598,016 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://yft0ap2dz2.1gqzbmi.com/Mz1gp9qgkxgf1maYZbbYMPAxKSoge-DgjBu7vKTE7yvGWTS9odgrnavV9zdHGTlRw6iK7LYJtd7Tl6XaV7oJwJSC22GEE0ygqSOnUIcO0QAzwgp4joWrABO_fUkl8nbHau1uU2ERzne4aliV3dX2fI3yc7DmpKSXbRVzsNSS07P4MjRLZ61F6Lw9ggsBidSVWbh9LgqjjjBF8seBNi4bzg?sbb=['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

http://yft0ap2dz2.1gqzbmi.com/Mz1gp9qgkxgf1maYZbbYMPAxKSoge-DgjBu7vKTE7yvGWTS9odgrnavV9zdHGTlRw6iK7LYJtd7Tl6XaV7oJwJSC22GEE0ygqSOnUIcO0QAzwgp4joWrABO_fUkl8nbHau1uU2ERzne4aliV3dX2fI3yc7DmpKSXbRVzsNSS07P4MjRLZ61F6Lw9ggsBidSVWbh9LgqjjjBF8seBNi4bzg?sbb=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

http://ttb.1gqzbmi.com/download/request/.../dAXAa0iQ?__tc=1424395695.432&lpsl=04e594f12933a93eaa5ff2fe07bdd939&expire=1424482096&PubID=532ca6fb6d47cd58f8000004&slp=www.nwsofti.com&n=&zt=532ca6fb6d47cd58f8000004&ClickID=&fileName=Setup

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