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Softpulse SL

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 SL has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn01.bcdn.info.
Publisher:
Softpulse SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ac5c179683ba5d0a102e54fef71d918b

SHA-1:
3e53510d90a7c661d3f85dc2223a052be2ff95d3

SHA-256:
80df2e66220cb6ca563179d0b4221d3f3a655cd6190308b32f84a3017b9b5629

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
12/26/2024 2:12:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.SoftPulse
14.5.24

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SoftpulseSL.F
14.5.26.9

File size:
663.8 KB (679,728 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softpulse SL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2014 2:48:56 PM

Valid to:
2/12/2015 2:48:56 PM

Subject:
CN=Softpulse SL, O=Softpulse SL, L=Guia de Isora, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11210602DAEE0BE4AA7D855EE48D3D77A3CC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/11/2014 11:55:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dW7QEPxzyz+BUS6ehuLTTDj8pWbZxYUElqPieKGytdnoCWa:dW7RASBUS7huvjMPlqPdK/tdnoCW

Entry address:
0x4C057

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 88, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 0B, 41, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, D4, 0C, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 95, 36, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, B4, 06, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, BC, 40, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD...
 
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Code size:
453 KB (463,872 bytes)

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

http://cdn01.bcdn.info/geo/downloads/VLC/geo/.../setup.exe

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