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

MD5:
13771b08215b192ac9b42e7581c19318

SHA-1:
e298fab3e940f5f83f1c85a2735779f02e19f956

SHA-256:
16f19616aaa5959c0fea6257614353482d04f9ed6ac5ada460282cd7d1996d7e

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:
11/26/2024 1:45:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.Softforce.Bundler (M)
16.2.25.18

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\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softforce LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/21/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/21/2016 5:59:59 PM

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 7:45:57 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rFPbStnUHIV80Gu5d40x3BS88QvcG5cLrTBy2kdX3:rdS5UHIVgu40bSnGWBgdn

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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Entropy:
7.8841

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/WVgiw_YZsaiBB3oJr5B5Vfr4ugsrirFE_JgSZ_hlpIcO1CdeNxx2DJ7lrlQt6121Rqf9mOyVjnHz7_ZTUnCN565zQyjwIAqwikAeAKAx3ky5BDcNRqLQjnGDCCEsqCaApz8hzGRYkfKoKfQ-1-Q9yXtn4B-8EOpaEofB9INNdNP3wOamvjLf0BrPjM2UrMank5kUXNYzbuOJBnXn0X1vtQ9R1cOT8Ojg-5a4dNmLKoKiNV9ED2Tw8UK0Qt2cXHHD3GF4k1WOCFU4ATw-ZTUWL3PtGpvFua_FGwJgSJas0FGG3pMutVJkzd77NOEWDbf0Oi6V65zuiblfMpPbYCS6hDq_y8Hme6b91urdVQkQKzrt63NeDTCFEvT4cpakcn_-u3OSZKpeOrFO9kETo8utz5yFPcCrC0xVX23wB2TwkCI

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