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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 itunes.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 Apple's iTunes but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fd0a90ae661116b546c1f4288d671fc2

SHA-1:
b936bf9cb1d5fd0e2ff205a21cd61aef7ba06d26

SHA-256:
a3b29cbbe7048a60763d9bb385fe4d850281c2cd3a0fa15aa0b200b6de3322da

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:
11/25/2024 1:14:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.DigitalP.Bundler (M)
16.4.27.12

File size:
564.8 KB (578,344 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}\itunes.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Digital Plugin SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/21/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/22/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin SL, O=Digital Plugin SL, STREET=calle El Pozo 17, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38680, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00B0E8D67D76278C69BC291F0124BD4648

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/22/2015 12:05:49 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:wNEg9C3J4UdIpXHkJA28fIkAX8/qdv3JmakP:wI4/pD2Iu8/0v3dS

Entry address:
0x1C23CF

Entry point:
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,227,776 bytes)

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

http://admin.blinmagno.com/nOskqpLTZS53dmw4zKCkp_ulMQzinUY_6TodbEhqUyMejSKAT0DPWdUW08oneA1TOkBENkXvq23U3qvf4kcgrpLxJ81TeurC47PioC0uDVrtmoklZ0pViDj10oRuInBRDLqSfyi67pFIBm-_p-_24oaHI2Zx1jyLBFQKYA1aB_xY23f59fZkR574VMj78wUCkSL3otkq5jGBTcDZpVhHXtd6py9WWJfDt7B4kV41gqk4OdEsjUdPAhss0ipaYP-W1IXIbR9ybRhIZUBxjsMRxyqfq0eJf4pj2uPJMy7rrXN-rEYpMc6wBjgwvdFRXaTB7ulPLnu7nz2g3cPIawyJDuqzxX8dBU4RACgdiddPgZ1mARzwUQzJjEd9Kdk7cSKKVntOf9vZIo8xfejHenBppQ

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