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Trusted Download 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 Trusted Download 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.
Publisher:
Trusted Download LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
305ca75075b6d1206ad1953e646f4e27

SHA-1:
c5e34150522a6ebcfba765c9e5b4d89f0201846f

SHA-256:
27bbfe7533e0d359076baf2ded54ef757f26eaf3af38dee9917d71e57fc41caf

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:
11/15/2024 2:50:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.12.16

File size:
1.2 MB (1,284,616 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Trusted Download LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/5/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/6/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Trusted Download LLC, O=Trusted Download 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:
5FB561BBCCBE7D6358E7AB139439FEE9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/9/2015 1:22:43 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, F4, 12, 8E, 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, 01, CE, A7, AF, 45, 1B, 95, 4A, 19, CE, 6A, 86, 14, 77, 2A, 33, 2B, FE, 06, D2, 2C, C2, B8, 9E, F5, 1E, 22, DD, 47, 18, 56, 31, 87, 5E, 1D, 32, B9, 01, 5F, 3E, DF, D5, 7E, C0, 5C, 1E, 42, BD, 6D, 2D, 4F, 5A, 38, 1D, E0, B6, DE, E3, E1, 8D, D6, 2C, 2B, FC, C9, 35, 6C, 48, A9, 6F, FA, 17, 3C, 74, 48, F9, 86, 05, 0E, 74, 5B, 8D, F2, 99, E8, 8A, D0, 97, 27, CD, C8, 40, F4...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
3.7 MB (3,856,896 bytes)

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