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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:
566f0a31494a407f9bbecdd7b4f3b5b7

SHA-1:
d4cbcf221b1cadd7c040323a7aedae16917042f5

SHA-256:
248a1983a330576f44ba7f9b8c202242a2dcfd8fd2e786de6e15877944b21958

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:
12/24/2024 3:29:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.16.7

File size:
548.8 KB (562,000 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/23/2015 7:59:59 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 9:49:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1E3F00

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 56, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E9, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 29, 15, 1E, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, FA, DE, 07, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9451  (probably packed)

Code size:
508 KB (520,192 bytes)

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