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Setup.exe

Trusted Download 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 file Setup.exe by Trusted Download 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. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser.
Publisher:
Trusted Download LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
89d67102b706e71c1c018c8a39689c16

SHA-1:
445733bfcad29c85b4d4765769ca431597bda3d6

SHA-256:
3164a29cd4c3a2c93793b9b965085d2bdcc8863307b0298240c94df7740f1303

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 '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:
11/15/2024 5:35:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.2.8.8

File size:
532.4 KB (545,160 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Trusted Download LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Trusted Download LLC, O=Trusted Download LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1E5A42105630D6BE1AF9E8D797DD5A79

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/4/2015 5:28:24 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x176000

Entry point:
68, 90, 53, 4A, 00, 9C, 60, E8, 75, 06, 00, 00, 34, 60, 17, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 4C, 60, 17, 00, 34, 60, 17, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 60, 17, 00, 6A, 60, 17, 00, 79, 60, 17, 00, 88, 60, 17, 00, 96, 60, 17, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 4B, 45, 52, 4E, 45, 4C, 33, 32, 2E, 44, 4C, 4C, 00, 00, 00, 47, 65, 74, 50, 72, 6F, 63, 41, 64, 64, 72, 65, 73, 73, 00, 00, 00, 4C, 6F, 61, 64, 4C, 69, 62, 72, 61, 72, 79, 41, 00, 00, 00, 56, 69, 72, 74, 75...
 
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Entropy:
7.9462  (probably packed)

Code size:
967.2 KB (990,390 bytes)

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