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setup.exe

Softpulse S.l.

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 Softpulse S.l has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from j-fitness-may.holographicmobile.net.
Publisher:
Softpulse S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
28d4f4158b7769b060dc2a8db723ba1d

SHA-1:
20b28a29c9bf872df6d40912f6af49bdd12cfcd0

SHA-256:
b24c82ab9b8eab8b2468fd214e5a428d55676559d4141655c0741b04f997726e

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
2/26/2025 1:54:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-FZ [PUP]
2014.9-150826

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.185
9.0.1.0238

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.82398
8.15.08.26.03

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of java.exe (Adware)
2015.8.26.15

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15530

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.1522

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SoftpulseSl.Bundler (M)
15.7.25.4

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
39354

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.DriverUpd.Win32.204
2.0.0.2131

File size:
548.8 KB (562,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softpulse S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/23/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softpulse S.l., O=Softpulse S.l., L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 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:
492522DB26914D38C21A797768B88A13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/26/2015 9:49:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Ql/NiIoYAbvZO7wNJgHO78VN4zN8EMDOVUjW3Xg8oSABB2:QZjoY4EEyHWqN6KjzbP2

Entry address:
0x1E3F00

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, 29, 15, 1E, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, FA, DE, 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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Entropy:
7.9451  (probably packed)

Code size:
508 KB (520,192 bytes)

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

http://j-fitness-may.holographicmobile.net:8080/redict/.../redict.php?kw2=lp2&kw1=jt3-starwars-us16&c=us

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