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.500xommf.com.
Publisher:
SOFTPULSE S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2860942e4c7aab671fd44f56709f952f

SHA-1:
65b141a9b17865af00dfff402a01f145e7baa87c

SHA-256:
9a86c24193ad80b75d18cd28fb20dcd18e22ff9a983d5fc9ef9ecd76b7a6a3fd

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:
11/23/2024 12:28:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.2.26.23

File size:
1.7 MB (1,782,816 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
7/8/2014 11:13:26 AM

Valid to:
7/8/2015 11:13:26 AM

Subject:
CN=SOFTPULSE S.L., O=SOFTPULSE S.L., L=Guia de Isora, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4B582684D0A7AC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/19/2015 6:09:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x4D14B6

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 9F, 02, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 8B, D6, 8B, CF, E8, 5C, 00, 00, 00, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10, 2B, D0, 2B, C9, 3B, CA, 73, 26, 8B, D9, AC, 41, 24, FE, 3C, E8, 75, F2, 43, 83, C1, 04, AD, 0B, C0, 78, 06, 3B, C2, 73, E5, EB, 06, 03, C3, 78, DF, 03, C2, 2B, C3, 89, 46, FC, EB, D6, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 5F, 81, C7, 8C, FF, FF, FF, B0, E9, AA, B8, 9B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
3.7 MB (3,890,176 bytes)

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

http://ttb.500xommf.com/download/request/.../4vEoIKcf?__tc=1426789678.807&lpsl=c0a2fb3dcf988991967a3f540f3461e8&expire=1426876048&slp=www.kitsoftt.com&pub_id=P11848081&ce_cid=88BbpkFMIGB3Qyh3h6_B2l0quuu7x6DBMKcjdTAKGk9toRP24rz2AWPtS2xV8Bbb7G1VtX_N09aMCi9t5WWJoJbvE3bWJ0baZm8ZyhQ1nsy8AsF3wXes9yL4pT2NwvcvbTBCpcJ7SL93S6f1nAD3Bgny6UDfxRyddr5XAhmW8DxBhBZ21_oXKcfFADDHlFklDiVQJxhOIaxTTnlrfRYfKxFuu77uRW8OqwakctY_Y2-Fcjw4rt4QC3IwM0H0RGYrtE5zkuv5y27xhF_etnBR2qcEZZ0BQEBVVRxew4GHEeJi-NoTNxpE0-FPcMW3B4eHcRAKQyOV4iEqjkR3K2qhug-g22goyTBY9hLXeuOUxckrhpSUNz-Pnm_y0GUblUMmQbzC_buLCQxj3cH4U7ZotJfmz_2ABedBzLMmdSUgcA&fileName=Setup

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