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App secure 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 App secure 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 ttb.lpmxp626.com.
Publisher:
App secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a1bfdb726da67e4545f5845cd4f0191a

SHA-1:
cddb175ea7a43c2681723cbc104bb9ecef0804cc

SHA-256:
db1ee1ce11d025af7816cb883b151471115c1b7e0a79cdda7f38c78bfa9b651e

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:
11/8/2024 5:48:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Appsecur.Bundler (M)
16.3.13.2

File size:
555.5 KB (568,872 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App secure LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=App secure LLC, O=App secure 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:
5D0A1845D85007CD040B350F48C5F721

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/8/2015 4:49:08 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:M16NMSySdazKQ6pd86EvIh1g2mxNVb1tytM75m9H0BzWo+:MwKJSdaztod83vIh7mroM7MHOWo+

Entry address:
0x1D03CB

Entry point:
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,332,224 bytes)

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

http://ttb.lpmxp626.com/download/request/.../xb9onqTr?__tc=1408324167.936&lpsl=27c66e8fa60e729da3b61a778a34024a&expire=1408410562&tgu_src_lp_domain=www.dwnlultimate.com&ClickID=15949638061408324159&PubID=193067&fileName=Setup

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