About “Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted” infection

The Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted virus can do?

At least one process apparently crashed during execution
Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Spanish (Modern)
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted?


File Info:
name: 2051DEDB1A16E84B6E20.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/5c9403c358f66e123818310727fa6f2404cdf2723e773e2651fc9d493ea12f87
crc32: CDE561B8
md5: 2051dedb1a16e84b6e202b79a83ba999
sha1: f9d9ebec46d28071db6e1c9f2549b4965c198ef1
sha256: 5c9403c358f66e123818310727fa6f2404cdf2723e773e2651fc9d493ea12f87
sha512: 0d87c9c11a6e5046b328c7ded07bf0790858b44b300a9c62eaf4b8e4cf42e0dd7e013d9589a5a3a254391a8ec9f9e0192a82616a3af05eed359da74684ad6819
ssdeep: 12288:Ni1HhZFnoMoU/jpTW4QqIn3kde8i3rZT/bbgMsefl3B:+FnoM/BW4Rbe8i3rZDjdR
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T13B158C2676E0D035C3733174492FA3A561BEBC704C368A0773D49A7C6E74996893AF3A
sha3_384: 1a75f39e873e66d3bf5ac21d46662b9b3a139a26c25446f9e14f59c44df562372943f8090387ddedb4bb189ef8487eea
ep_bytes: e81d8e0000e979feffff8bc183600400
timestamp: 2014-10-16 10:33:44

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Zusy.410273
FireEye	Generic.mg.2051dedb1a16e84b
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.CoreBuzus.A5
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Zusy.410273
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
Baidu	Win32.Adware.Generic.bf
Cyren	W32/SoftPulse.BC.gen!Eldorado
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DriverUpd.bjzb
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Zusy.410273
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.fxyleq
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Zusy.410273
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Zusy.410273 (B)
DrWeb	Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
Trapmine	suspicious.low.ml.score
Sophos	Generic PUA PJ (PUA)
GData	Win32.Application.DriverUpd.A
Jiangmin	Adware/Agent.icf
Avira	PUA/Softpulse.Gen
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
Arcabit	Trojan.Zusy.D642A1
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.HDC.C619315
McAfee	GenericRXAA-AA!2051DEDB1A16
Rising	PUF.SoftPulse!1.AC87 (CLASSIC)
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!cF7FVy4XWQM
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Domaiq.AGE!tr
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34742.2uW@aSfihnVi
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen

How to remove Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted?

Win32/SoftPulse.B potentially unwanted removal tool

Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
“Move to quarantine” all items.
Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
Restart your computer.

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Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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