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Softpulse SL

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 Softpulse SL 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.9q1g5zxyf.com.
Publisher:
Softpulse SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0d9196b72bcddb601d067680aa538a3b

SHA-1:
e5924a09006c0cd42d7eb3700a9d0ef75b8e7cb3

SHA-256:
559c07506e5671650fc2d92d6fb1b32f9e40c191b3f9555ce0be517a1285d116

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:
11/23/2024 12:00:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.3.2

File size:
550 KB (563,192 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softpulse SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/6/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/7/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softpulse SL, O=Softpulse SL, 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:
7DCF2E0DE51FDD6E302FAE6ABDC191EE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/26/2015 10:49:32 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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Code size:
508 KB (520,192 bytes)

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

http://ttb.9q1g5zxyf.com/download/request/.../4vEoIKcf?__tc=1427576047.246&lpsl=debace138298aa3425984a0268bfb120&expire=1427662438&slp=www.kasoftt.com&pub_id=P11848081&ce_cid=Dw0fIX_rC075-yUVzHKk113E4UqqthP1MdTQcTfMVUQ3NpANu7zud9tPMGFLnY8KLOWhEfVYl6UjZkDbZs0OO18rFRn_KhENt5BUoBEhozNFF7k6V_DYQq1M0dkJypFTtX4R82g_M62_tUjMDZgNGqIyB6wBBT_tI0whzmdGjNWMWlWwAoigZ8L0C7QJoCJjgTmdYXm9pW6K-rUGaKbfqxxjCGJ9_2aY45SqMqQi0lqXUBwQOA6CDjOZFNeZQOllV2NnJdTFdOXHdOtgm3GJQAJwRUCrCIP6SrxQ-uuHlMODoXTxthho-f62z-0gBFzXZ_aJTFUbyRns5h7jAiRGgxfFFAt9fhVZkz8-V8T1wzJ3cZkTaWd-_63c-QUd67nBLYJ6fVH8Um7kfHFhaZGxuUdAV8RwpyQSeSholSXqEYRXzDXV-7uqR759FUpszKF7flk&fileName=Setup

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