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

MD5:
2f0ccaf0619507af55d1d052a4734709

SHA-1:
8bd55c82a6451b68ff0dd5a342cc81d2967189e5

SHA-256:
86ff65de8e7d2ff05b727a55823f3bfc774815f9f2df4c5603f325e1e8ef12b7

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 2:39:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Softforc.Bundler (M)
16.3.30.21

File size:
596 KB (610,320 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softforce LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
12/21/2016 11:59:59 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 1:45:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8FPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3:8dS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdn

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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Entropy:
7.8842

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/Oyd_tLqnTA3VahKlVmM1BW2S2Y5HHwNliFwdDH1TmdRShZmdxxYRWCCxhtqEUwpwSLbYDN_M2arqkF9GEOzBtNaRUkXgTPhEK3-2tqTIzw_7LFhA8lv6QuY_mqlyCFMysLIA_6TLAxtrs7tDWQh-OCkFJIJw-KXppGbRWiT_Ry20kXP58eE88F_MCxSROx-jTaEV9QKgS5tuofMqU2gZvUyN_WPqaLkarGSSetgs4Y9CDTbCopxGPhqoCgTxecE2InY5dFx8eHo6jeK8F1_IJUcg7OxoCQ7a5VNEYpbxP3OOR9IyJ_2W5OuHOq0OcTEkzWp0Ernmdsn-cCalrWMYrCmRFrmPNqqRQq2szmENLporbRrQJmmeo1DTzAS-2lFP3HVaVUdsvYV3grIXhLsB4Evig_LyKyzXCRhuEeKMg7hQrq43KZcXhOQPx7yJzFlr

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