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Setup.exe

Softpulse S.l.

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 file Setup.exe by Softpulse S.l 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. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser.
Publisher:
Softpulse S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
196588f7f832e791252e02fc08f71cde

SHA-1:
c85476f2155991dfb539ef9b81ab482ff22b6e42

SHA-256:
21550c60792d7f35181412464a35f615bc32c21382708d5fc8917058aa2bd950

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:
12/24/2024 3:49:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.16.10

File size:
562.3 KB (575,808 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softpulse S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/23/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softpulse S.l., O=Softpulse S.l., L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

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:
492522DB26914D38C21A797768B88A13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/26/2015 6:40:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, A4, 3D, 5E, 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, 4E, 2F, 50, DC, 53, 2D, 32, 82, DB, 91, DA, D5, FE, 63, 54, 7B, 89, 27, 76, 64, AD, A3, AB, AD, E5, 39, 38, C4, 57, F9, 34, 27, 51, 6C, 4F, DF, 98, 4F, 38, 41, C4, 95, DB, C0, E7, 17, AD, BB, BE, 67, AD, 5B, A9, 4B, 77, 8F, C7, 68, 2F, AF, 88, 89, 06, 02, A2, 42, B7, 40, 20, 08, 4E, 83, 78, AF, A6, 1D, 29, E4, 6E, 33, 26, DD, BF, 8D, A9, ED, E6, 30, 99, 7F, 78, C8, 9B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9370

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,267,712 bytes)

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