setup.exe

Softpulse SLU

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 SLU 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 www.lpmxbox600.com.
Publisher:
Softpulse SLU  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ca96a0d05fbd1eee7ccdc0e10630a6ab

SHA-1:
9257601f7dc8bc9a697e8eee493607ba51363acc

SHA-256:
6708e14f87a5d3b08b896d23c0422e45db166e34b16909fb9fdc5286acec2b28

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:
12/24/2024 3:31:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.12.5

File size:
799.5 KB (818,664 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/9/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/10/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softpulse SLU, O=Softpulse SLU, STREET="El Pozo, 17B", L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38680, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00F5AD21F5B60D3815776CE20025D5B9B8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2014 9:05:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x4E56A

Entry point:
E8, 49, 87, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 9F, 42, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, D1, 0C, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 92, 12, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, B1, 06, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 50, 42, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD...
 
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Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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

http://www.lpmxbox600.com/.../Setup.exe

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