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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 file 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. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser.
Publisher:
Softpulse S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
376852aa32eaddca850257e931078e89

SHA-1:
95b2060aaa9c22ce0d45f563c3b29798195a06b9

SHA-256:
cc335e4478294d89e5911011de8818872e0876d288306b67e1d9d1fb0b5e115d

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 3:10:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.16.10

File size:
562.3 KB (575,808 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softpulse S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/23/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softpulse S.l., O=Softpulse S.l., L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

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:
492522DB26914D38C21A797768B88A13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/26/2015 6:40:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, A4, 3D, 5E, 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, 4E, 2F, 50, DC, 53, 2D, 32, 82, DB, 91, DA, D5, FE, 63, 54, 7B, 89, 27, 76, 64, AD, A3, AB, AD, E5, 39, 38, C4, 57, F9, 34, 27, 51, 6C, 4F, DF, 98, 4F, 38, 41, C4, 95, DB, C0, E7, 17, AD, BB, BE, 67, AD, 5B, A9, 4B, 77, 8F, C7, 68, 2F, AF, 88, 89, 06, 02, A2, 42, B7, 40, 20, 08, 4E, 83, 78, AF, A6, 1D, 29, E4, 6E, 33, 26, DD, BF, 8D, A9, ED, E6, 30, 99, 7F, 78, C8, 9B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9370

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,267,712 bytes)

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