home

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. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.refmagno.com.
Publisher:
Softforce LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e135374b9a6def6af519490e8e6049d7

SHA-1:
659dc6cf611ee1473e552d3c6f9226d9bf0cca72

SHA-256:
5e21d4efa97a57f54a26b9fd9b8c2c73ac888866e1cbe6c2e422a774c51aba3a

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 1:21:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Softforce.Bundler (M)
16.2.28.4

File size:
596.1 KB (610,392 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softforce LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/22/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
12/22/2016 5:29:59 AM

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 7:15:57 PM

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.8841

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.refmagno.com/_CBUdH5h6VuJGBmm_DDQULfhHg2bhBBp6ZZAGp70NhI2H0CYgXCL2O_RoFB6VmBDYZUr4humo93mgB8oiCcsUZYrzZt24QdyFc7fEIPHhRXj26-QvqhQcaxiKTOUBwC6pjCUXkY_DY7IZpnQGPYJ61J8NFOuXM3gBVRNo_Bm9l1n0GBdOmjTz-lI9mGlAkhpPKabKBlUSXW-JlEoEVV67qvYo0YzJTR1JMHrRBD4TsnRXGpXH0SCp1Uahr_bJDMCpsOOnG0Yg_dvfMHZqoQpu9Cfp1zKu637b5gNnVRMq0Xx9SyLP6Zi6mr6_8CXGvfeTfgSi9o7sjABswysWTGlyCflswLLeLyGXDTt4FipJI2pbziArOpSoYskqv6Z-j3P1sYpLcygdwAq1DveeHAfyXYlhjsx0M3p39oatpqeQew

Remove setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.