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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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.thesoftwarebestn.com.
Publisher:
Softforce LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e9b94f38e5a84c149a90a3eb0bea09a5

SHA-1:
41c2f0d4fe33e51bcc12310b0602a253c61e96e3

SHA-256:
ae8f769807c8c878beab0c3243307957f814828189568adb2abb5914c79867e9

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:
11/26/2024 2:47:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Softforc.Bundler (M)
16.4.4.14

File size:
596.1 KB (610,360 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softforce LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/21/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/21/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softforce LLC, O=Softforce LLC, STREET="501 Silverside Road, Suite 105", L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, PostalCode=19809, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00E2F9C8BD1BE23F60ED05C2B97B8A7A10

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/26/2016 11:45:57 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:cFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3:cdS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdn

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 50, 4C, 59, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 21, B2, FF, 75, 14, 10, 74, 31, 2D, 38, 0C, 08, E8, 35, BB, B5, 1D, 72, 01, 08, 83, C4, 10, 02, 00, A8, C3, 7D, 4B, 56, 57, 8B, F9, 8B, 37, 85, F6, 74, 3C, 83, 3E, FD, 74, 37, CD, 02, 00, C4, 00, 74, 13, 8B, 06, 3B, C7, 74, 08, 8D, 70, 04, C0, 02, 11, 8B, 75, F2, 17, 68, BD, 00, B0, 1E, C4, 02, 68, 38, AB, 50, 04, 00, 00, FF, A2, 19, 5B, 0C, 8B, 47, 04, 89, 06, 83, 27...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1 MB (1,082,880 bytes)

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

http://admin.thesoftwarebestn.com/sJZgoUqh-0htdtMmZMUWMim18CqN14yz7rJLCHDcfjDveFGn_BG_opq7quLtieQBYgFfOioV31q3qFc_If8O-JAy46Gj643kLUedKYdXMHgltOElgHzHwUrKyusXnhcU-qXzOLlDlawvrFhjqrL8zBB7ljbjYoUUEp0taczxbqoLo0Op-NXSrpimXxSu-JiHv7cqMEa3jwSmUBb4V5ysbxzbgqbbAWlhjFkRw3IQwTx1jINvT3FmVJtOM3Ll8jNqur8umiRDFe3zU11vNywtpyJ9H5kcPWMxsDtp6Q-Q8mHoYkTNEYvRhcQ2zEuwn5hthjy9rP9UgCsDht6c8RVy71xY8lOK43XVfAeQAiM8sYEzSQYEftJkNFlBzO0w-NhnlmywuRcVjWygsbZVH2zdf5Xo1WtWjGx95_yPRIyO3-2dObw-choLiUplI9RQSPrGG-4R_SrPV-zMdDFDHCavkQ

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