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

MD5:
288a55ded235767f7daca61c3ad56e53

SHA-1:
b1541059508042fd1d83e9ccdcfae132000c4f20

SHA-256:
ae79d3e3280d018862a7ac13f7994185326a86af924d58e68d300cf91f7a11e3

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:
11/24/2024 2:04:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Softforc.Bundler (M)
16.7.7.16

File size:
752 KB (770,040 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:
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:
3/7/2015 2:22:09 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SFYg2hnTLIAqo6EbWe70cYxhypcMJUrYc27ZuIm1HVjCu9ZgiWfUUwLrKr+:SF12hLIAqoHWouXMJUrk7Z5m1HgWZest

Entry address:
0x8A1C

Entry point:
E8, 77, 04, 00, 00, E9, 37, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 48, D1, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 44, D1, 40, 00, 89, 15, 40, D1, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 3C, D1, 40, 00, 89, 35, 38, D1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 34, D1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 60, D1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 54, D1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 30, D1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 2C, D1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 28, D1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 24, D1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 58, D1, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 4C, D1, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 50, D1, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 5C, D1, 40...
 
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Entropy:
7.9254  (probably packed)

Code size:
32.5 KB (33,280 bytes)

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

http://javadownloadv.com/.../out.php?sxid=0

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