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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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.k6xjfgqv.com.
Publisher:
App secure LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
22cbc0271dcc5a1139c4dfbb7401db98

SHA-1:
da0ff9680c1b560bed3c7bc020fe470392963be9

SHA-256:
feac0321a9359d1b865c75196b92bfb3e351cf425d49e45620482fa8fd359b36

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:
11/27/2024 3:58:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Appsecur.Bundler (M)
16.4.27.5

File size:
545.4 KB (558,480 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App secure LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/16/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 8:59:59 PM

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:
4/6/2015 8:52:28 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8z9oONBDVugl28m4NBY3B3UFaTO3G9iXbDky8GGsrVOUrtW9HmVvukt:/wGHF4jxsz9qbDky8GGsrVOUrEUvuq

Entry address:
0x198630

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, EE, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
504 KB (516,096 bytes)

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

http://admin.k6xjfgqv.com/SurBXc7lYiuCohGnH4sg6-5eGb3JWfpYubi1ozkvx43HAfzA5gIO5vmhHc8-7TADgIMnGcDYtfAiEPrax2yAeT6WSpF8UDqAGK5sdIMWkirOJjALL3hqgriBBUuZzUmTM6YdUIlQH_sY9BN0E0kZAna251M3V9_BppJWVLVs-IeUaYt0rMEH0TttrUj9W6eu-auVPq_4NlKcNXb6R0SO4g

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