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the weather channel desktop setup.exe

Zulu Soft SRL

This the Soft32 ad-supported download manager that bundles additional PUP offers. "During the download process we may show commercial offers, such as a toolbar or other browser add-ons. The download manager is in no way affiliated or endorsed by the author of this product." The application the weather channel desktop setup.exe by Zulu Soft SRL has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Soft32 Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from the-weather-channel-desktop.soft32.com.
Publisher:
Zulu Soft SRL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a1d0d9bb3d689f2be54904c74fb6ce56

SHA-1:
5362ce5b374815f528111211ea2a90779bbe6add

SHA-256:
a43ec7c020b41cfcdb6404fe579b8cd39e1991e1d2463539972825de1bc65b65

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The setup file is part of the Soft32.com download and install manager. It is an ad-supported installer and attempts to get the user to install various adware toolbars, browser add-ons, game applications or other potentially unwanted programs. If a sponsored software offer such as a toolbar is installed it might change the User’s home page, default search settings and 404 traffic. Note, the software installed by Soft32 is probably safe, just the installer 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:
12/26/2024 12:14:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Soft32Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.164.66

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Soft32Downloader.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Soft32.A
v2014.07.28.01

McAfee
SoftDropper
5600.7055

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downloader.cvxhzw
0.28.2.61148

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ZuluSoftSRL.b
14.7.28.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783370
31208

File size:
742.9 KB (760,720 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Soft32 Download Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\the weather channel desktop setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zulu Soft SRL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Zulu Soft SRL, O=Zulu Soft SRL, L=Sibiu, S=Sibiu, C=RO, SERIALNUMBER=J32/987/2007, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=RO

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
22D4D7E5042BE9C2999CB05C4CA2BB4F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jA2qogAPiqhb4m0FUpapbOZ1Wg0tewuZSEhR7HO+NSp3sbqliSKmfxb:82p1xYFUpapbOZ1twuZnrOfSqsSKm

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9551

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://the-weather-channel-desktop.soft32.com/get/file/id/.../?lp=adwords&tg=us&kw=The weather channel desktop&mt=e&ad=31979121078&pl=&ds=s&gclid=CIzJsqGazL8CFTJp7AodHxIA7Q&uid=1405595227a022233c2a6246f5e1a69dae3fd844cf

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