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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 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.lpmxp2124.com.
Publisher:
Softpulse S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
45002d88b7400e65325174d78f42ef62

SHA-1:
27d7fb969eb7f47f60bf8e65d54d87c6881598e7

SHA-256:
ee0b567b340de6e0314c14c8ee08cee8f2cccd1948b50a24af2c003311a3c63e

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:
12/27/2024 5:03:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SoftpulseSl.Bundler (M)
15.9.11.2

File size:
550 KB (563,192 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:Ml/NiIoYAbvZO7wNJgHO78VN4zN8EMDOVUjW3Xg8oSABBy:MZjoY4EEyHWqN6KjzbPy

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:
7.9452  (probably packed)

Code size:
508 KB (520,192 bytes)

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

http://ttb.lpmxp2124.com/download/request/.../znuw8ZE7?__tc=1408472301.4&lpsl=4ce1d3c3eb741e5dd285dea37615f16d&expire=1408558689&ClickID=Ym89NiZzbGlkPTQwNTQ4JnN1YmlkPTQ0OTU0OCZzbz02JmNpY21wPTI4NDg1OCZwdWJpZD01ODIyOCZjaXBpZD0xODUwOTAmY2lzaWQ9MjdFMDMyOTI2MTM0ODUxMTkwMDMyMDMxOSZjaXJpZD0yN0UwMzI5MjYxMzQ4NTIxNDI5MzIwMzE5JmNpdWlkPS02NTIyNDU3MjEzNDEzNDMzMzgxJmNyaWQ9MjE5MjQ5OCZleGNpZD0yMiZtbXQ9MiZjbnRyeT0yMjc=&tgu_src_lp_domain=www.pcsoftultimate.com&fileName=Setup

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