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chromesetup.exe

Digital Plugin 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 chromesetup.exe by Digital Plugin 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0ed2c6906ac7036b4d1c1389e11651ec

SHA-1:
15875a0400b5dccb4b7bcf5e0bb0bee810b5ac78

SHA-256:
b9d3192c8d4f5f3c4d3e7fbcd13fc4f4682b81aecb9fa94aa0590ddc511b0fbc

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:
2/25/2025 3:21:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.DigitalP.Bundler (M)
16.7.5.5

File size:
678.6 KB (694,904 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\chromesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Digital Plugin SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/28/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/29/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin SL, O=Digital Plugin 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:
4ED5D9A2F23912A93AD2937C038B77F4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/14/2015 12:08:18 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NQ+8YcSdcdp7GqDd7o4YINDz6/AAgYShiuFfIihBtwVabCMUA4+6vlF74:biSmrpDd75d68hiuF5H8abCMUN+YlFU

Entry address:
0x1C1F90

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 52, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, ED, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 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...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
640 KB (655,360 bytes)

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

http://admin.mymagnofile.com/HaKbFE4u68dUGvpBHLcu1wobmToXD5EQnkFSV9C8Pvd0NewxqslcgnurPIXS7TvCP96YbebsVHy8H4-u8xOVvz3r4ATWHu8RtN0xbcwuLTjZAxTOr0L4efnxNEs9xFCrPHBV8lOAIdcyPOSwxbkDaGY6BT8IF_kZ4LQHa7XcbVbI0JBS0nFa7_YibDlN5TKZiKUXuqNgAWYgNMUm9veoX7_JKTxlJh-FD8sdzOFTlxcyTraLPMQdm3-nvi-232Ylks2u-GvFh3g5f2_a8ogbA6secrNU-QEmzAxAHBuWz2ZhMO0VoMWOLglLaFQB5WVtfL799Twp3yEo1-U7-qWriEIJgM0Uq1I3ByJjDsWvdQBgEbnFxPoNlEK8Was9bHR4Rkzn84DP2ALQ0Yn2ghQzrnXN4UtBu_Pbp8BYnREwFbw

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