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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 softupdate.24onsiteupdate.com.
Publisher:
SOFTFORCE LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bd7ce1c1c8a661b8b988bd8aa0e3de23

SHA-1:
9818b7b055d580cc61e4e1b6e37ba9cf3a779577

SHA-256:
b66f8e659a2bb082ea744c69f83707417556020bffd94a7f07f4d055b04c338a

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:
3/14/2025 4:31:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SOFTFORCE.Bundler (M)
16.3.2.3

File size:
519.4 KB (531,880 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:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/11/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
3/11/2016 5:29:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
33BB3B97566AF3E76EB1CA5F67A62CAB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/25/2016 1:36:39 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xSMjFjORZJrDs/OgpXNSgZ/jnGqVElsYv8w2HUBa1mfzp1jg4cRs7ZertvW4WGP4:ZFqRZJrDszbrnGqu8w2HUsVsItv1bxna

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, FC, 4F, 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, EB, BE, 69, C4, 2B, 0C, FD, 10, 21, B8, BE, BF, 26, D9, FA, 56, 72, 59, 9E, D5, E7, CE, 58, 7C, C1, 79, 6D, E8, 7C, DE, D0, F3, B3, 0A, C9, 36, 3B, 50, E9, B6, 06, 16, BF, 1C, 5B, 3A, 52, 49, D5, A6, F8, 41, D5, 4D, 5D, B2, 8E, CC, ED, 84, FB, F4, 22, F5, 0C, F2, B2, 8A, F9, 74, 4D, 82, CE, 9F, 5D, 8B, E7, F6, D1, D5, 56, 45, 87, A4, D4, B2, 33, 8A, 8A, 30, CA, 30, 47...
 
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Entropy:
7.9416

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://softupdate.24onsiteupdate.com/dl.php?daca=498tW37xb_stw7JBx36Wktl_jPoV4ge0CoRCtgyzmag.&cid=9956558891456848849&pubid=425636&conversion_id=14568488531044&app_id=4&lp_id=1389&v=tugw&stub_id=303&v_id=DqM7KhoT_XjHrlXZZTVhz9Qh87sR16K6zUOKUuLmrx8.&lpp=*-*-*

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