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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 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.f6mv7h873.com.
Publisher:
Softforce LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7aafe8aa974f1bc11b92d33f3cf0ec48

SHA-1:
1a037755709e6a2c06c7f7b97ed5d8167dfcaaaa

SHA-256:
4c7e0e751b26c4d1c54c5011b0409ecc2c97f25827c3f56a939948d23868e1bc

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:
11/14/2024 2:03:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Softforce.Bundler (M)
16.1.7.16

File size:
572.5 KB (586,216 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:
12/4/2014 5:45:00 AM

Valid to:
12/5/2015 5:44:59 AM

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:
3/6/2015 2:43:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ulXFE7gbf8zbpzsuFyX6O6a0SMl4X3UNdlbvxcjMM:+zkbpzsuFyX6za0S+4S/bvxcjMM

Entry address:
0x1942B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, EF, 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:
7.8545

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
532 KB (544,768 bytes)

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

http://ttb.f6mv7h873.com/download/request/.../ymriBSrn?__tc=1425638868.162&lpsl=c5d913a1c00a432a1c35295fa22390fe&expire=1425725262&PubID=9717-1001&slp=www.totalprggreat.com&ClickID=c2xpZD0wJmJyc3I9Mzg0MSZjdTQ9MjEmY2ljbXA9MjQ0NzY4JmNpc2lkPTMzRDcxQUQyOTAxODQzOTgzMTc3ODYyMjU1OSZjaXVpZD0tODI1ODA1ODk3Njc0Njc3Njg0MyZwdWJpZD05NzE3JmNpcGlkPTQ0NzAwMCZjaXJpZD0zM0Q3MUFEMjkwMTg0Mzk4NDE5MDk5NjY5MCZvc2lkPTUzMyZibz0xJnN1YmlkPTEwMDEmbW10PS0xJmNudHJ5PTIyNSZzbz0xJmNyaWQ9MTA0NzIyOCZleGNpZD0yMg==&fileName=Setup

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