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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 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from clickater.com.
Publisher:
Softforce LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6d2ee9eb63d7bf87abbf6d8de5253c44

SHA-1:
9ae1f33a580a8d220a369e6157ea774391720d73

SHA-256:
a8e59e1fbb47bd21599f895c3228dadbbc979fc6fdbc3df449aa720be69edb07

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/15/2024 5:40:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SoftPulse.9
602

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.03.07

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Softpulse.Gen
7.11.214.92

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-GZ [PUP]
2014.9-150613

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3178

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.175
9.0.1.065

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.SoftPulse
8.15.06.13.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.X potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.SoftPulse
11.2015-06-03_6

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 92375.crdownload (Adware)
2015.6.13.6

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd
14.0.0.2387

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DigitalPlugin.C
v2015.03.06.02

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.SoftPulse.9
16.0.0.492

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dojhbs
0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.3.6.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38552

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.DriverUpd.Win32.148
2.0.0.2090

File size:
472.6 KB (483,928 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:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/18/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/19/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softforce LLC, O=Softforce LLC, STREET="501 Silverside Road, Suite 105", L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, PostalCode=19809, C=US

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

Serial number:
22BF01B79FDDFED4737040671391247F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/25/2015 6:28:16 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6ieeclBf8B34xcSRYXZ0wh6SrA7UjMH3J0O/oSFn:bMA54JnwkUjMHZDn

Entry address:
0x18E840

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 52, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, ED, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, A0, C9, 18, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 3A, A8, 06, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9360  (probably packed)

Code size:
432 KB (442,368 bytes)

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

http://clickater.com/click

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