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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.
Publisher:
Softforce LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0e0df1e63e24f7ed8ba774dfe4efb9ce

SHA-1:
7a5713517576648cc700ee9201b995f5940052d7

SHA-256:
4568350bbc01433a2716b016ad01146b5482185c2ca560ee419f19d5b1b3d582

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:
12/24/2024 12:26:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.10.11

File size:
485.5 KB (497,168 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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/4/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/5/2015 12:59:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
70BFB33C404020FA465CC17A6A1894B0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/1/2015 10:34:54 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, B0, DC, 58, 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, 5D, A6, CB, FE, E1, 56, 16, CD, 5D, 72, C0, 17, CF, 7D, EE, 01, 07, 95, 8A, 01, 86, CF, 52, 4F, D9, A7, 64, 8D, B7, 4C, E0, 12, B4, DF, 60, 56, E2, 04, 0D, FC, 26, AF, 52, 74, 4A, AA, 7A, 4E, FD, 26, 75, 3F, 75, A6, 35, E3, DC, 39, E8, C5, C5, 40, A6, AD, 79, 18, 3D, 77, D1, F3, 70, 9C, 1B, 29, D4, BB, C5, 4B, F2, 47, 67, D3, DD, CD, 2C, 2D, D8, C8, EA, 45, 02, 45, 38...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
965.5 KB (988,672 bytes)

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