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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 admin.themagnogt.com.
Publisher:
Softforce LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5d28a0a1678d9c0203c73ed49f87f67e

SHA-1:
ca12a24dabe1dfdc4167e301c06c4d44561bb03e

SHA-256:
8fc9d6940808bb6acbdafa88f2069b7900e5441bbef671bb9008af17ff369e23

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 5:43:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Softforce.Bundler (M)
16.3.6.0

File size:
596 KB (610,280 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softforce LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/22/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/22/2016 12:59:59 AM

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:
00E2F9C8BD1BE23F60ED05C2B97B8A7A10

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/26/2016 2:45:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX37:rdS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdn7

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, 50, 4C, 59, 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, 21, B2, FF, 75, 14, 10, 74, 31, 2D, 38, 0C, 08, E8, 35, BB, B5, 1D, 72, 01, 08, 83, C4, 10, 02, 00, A8, C3, 7D, 4B, 56, 57, 8B, F9, 8B, 37, 85, F6, 74, 3C, 83, 3E, FD, 74, 37, CD, 02, 00, C4, 00, 74, 13, 8B, 06, 3B, C7, 74, 08, 8D, 70, 04, C0, 02, 11, 8B, 75, F2, 17, 68, BD, 00, B0, 1E, C4, 02, 68, 38, AB, 50, 04, 00, 00, FF, A2, 19, 5B, 0C, 8B, 47, 04, 89, 06, 83, 27...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1 MB (1,082,880 bytes)

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

http://admin.themagnogt.com/F_OShbirSJmUVI0FWes2Z0b0aV9F1w7MMTsKvuaw9RBfV034n83X9txlC4bzGz5wFCAyG6vsN1zSbiibBCwF961iMunuLJIdRdHzuabS4LzMFGj2-oyQb4yMwwE0kKZAwdu14_TjQ45M1YM86st7j0V1cOsDS7Vcde4qL__TE7JY_eHIbwAcvsaOS1LLTik2TP9OOsQnkRZhdC-FpipdVK34Ho30cb5hkqjUVHLd1QvKZUxbhevkiaDqRRZ8YxZWFpRsBq0NfX28fHSMW9jWl7USQhvrQO_uS5vjH0aGtoy8ssN1utqNYRpdeAYkC6HQ5AeG1kP9aZkeSt1nAqUQFj6HNsbSF3eB-QkGbkmnH74PwoXtlcrVmKPjo71PwX0WpGW9S_llQrL4MTqr7mnMLNTeS1jlTH9FsyRKZHH3mPQ

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