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setup.exe

Wizard

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 download1461bucket.com.
Publisher:
Softforce LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
131d35545e07b2f3b54e196304b353cd

SHA-1:
982055408a47c4997e6d0c50434c8f9e643b5f3f

SHA-256:
24946c13fdf75700bde4a2d863449a418bf0464da7f590c4e8a19c98ad245689

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:
11/14/2024 9:21:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Softforce.Bundler (M)
15.11.9.8

File size:
853.9 KB (874,416 bytes)

Product version:
1. 9. 8. 7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Wizard.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish (Spain, International Sort)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softforce LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/3/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 6:59:59 PM

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

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:
70BFB33C404020FA465CC17A6A1894B0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/23/2014 4:28:02 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:OYq2/9nnr5cDNsOQfKJL9ki1arPvi/cjaBYfvC:ZqaxyDC2JmSoPvikO8C

Entry address:
0x1C106

Entry point:
B8, 50, B3, 51, 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, D3, 52, 71, 8F, 10, 9D, 74, 62, B3, 00, 4F, B3, 31, 3B, A4, B3, FF, 83, B1, 7C, C9, 27, 43, 69, 31, 69, D3, 9B, 84, 1F, 21, 69, 1A, 5F, C4, 59, CB, 02, C8, BB, D8, 58, 37, D8, AB, 3D, 05, B0, 37, 1B, 06, 03, FB, 17, BF, 49, 9E, B9, D4, 90, 50, 86, 9B, B4, A5, AA, 1A, A8, 1D, 63, 5E, D8, 62, 02, DC, 1B, 78, A8, DF, A7, EC, E3, E2, 0B, A7, 24, 07, B9, AB, D2, B2, 3B, 0D...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
208 KB (212,992 bytes)

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

http://download1461bucket.com/track/install?gluid=V/bq5WGDXRn1xkv6f3UAEiQAcdFxPOh JHaPO3mIhu9dKryG81hyuHAjZRaiMfMMWSMK8pgWdR RcZKm/dM3dqB2zT6xm6juYdYI7kEZ6mHXNG5uVuF0jBTZ8aMNUqPfAXhIzj5MitbU1LpQQR6BUpx9HUmj /db8X9JadaM8DJ3W8ho9g/UqS9CDMHInUNGtLQHdIUySZl8bVf VanjywZzPAp/AKk2N5LWDvjfrp3MpS53Yr1VS2QX0vOLw kyW7TN6H4KPz5eI48pinIumjKaEvv9QsNLpvrIUbEgUatNxiIUoT0gMXRGOqoldFUi&_alc=1&_cb=1&dlink=http://directdownload80.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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