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App secure 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 App secure llc 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from dls.drivemagno.com.
Publisher:
App secure llc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6f97c1f32b957cc2bb48363787f33a16

SHA-1:
8ebb215e9bb00a5eff795990a9e83144bb6cfc94

SHA-256:
26d0b0740054a7d106ffb4c1d06364f98442552532d0bc50a090aa2c74b33ea7

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:
11/23/2024 12:21:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.2.14.18

File size:
585.9 KB (599,944 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App secure llc

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/9/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/8/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=App secure llc, O=App secure llc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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

Serial number:
0088EB8F2C3DDB27DCBD207340DC461E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/22/2016 6:09:42 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1A23CF

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 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, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,104,384 bytes)

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

http://dls.drivemagno.com/zUWsqihvDDyK6hUNcJGrLpr7LcHM87DL2culXCMZv-SVyzafUXeFhJ_dGjezgQxOScovEtZeVkJfaV2ZJbekfug_SyHc7wI_R98nPeRKh3YABpYd57K2SMxE-jL6LEllCb3XQZQfUnVeb4GNBG2eX8muEzW91QpKiCV3g9S9l2UTLibiKDaz89w7MJnf_3HLljs-0kMFBxCtlnuVBb2_H_N5vwgExps3mKU371GiHrj8dhEXI5zZg1jr6kI5KfTnq_0EAThzILLvWyMAcsEPrmwDLWrG-VyyOpj9v3zywFzMpmvLDiuiInZBfl0Zu3DmedWEB12ZccZ0cEIpmOin2x5KsZWkWBNq8j4WPbx7tSmC_gyF9HluxKQtMWKhyQwYUSSMSDG8h2BzhI00MBVZ_N7KY89_72wGrO0O9mXIJgvTkq6NrTA3jxFFZv7_hbfb

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