jvlsetup.exe

SetupWizard

Plugin Update S.L.

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 jvlsetup.exe by Plugin Update S.L 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 www.flvupdate.com.
Publisher:
TODO: <Nombre de la compañía>  (signed by Plugin Update S.L.)

Product:
SetupWizard

Description:
Setup Wizard

Version:
3.4.5.2

MD5:
824f5f12342ea2528c7faa3fb57c9205

SHA-1:
8ff488e44fccf7e9bd68365711331102fc9f732b

SHA-256:
5a7973dee0c836d1c105e0d21e50eeec1812fd3752dc16b09cc91cc3626f777b

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 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:
11/25/2024 3:39:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.6.12.6

File size:
990.5 KB (1,014,256 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.5.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
SetupWizard.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish (Spain, International Sort)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update S.L., O=Plugin Update S.L., 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:
0E923B9CF60DA59FC3A43A87A8071FC2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/27/2014 11:53:42 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1LMoaD1TpxI7HKczk5998wdvwbVmwybcWKsLUJ:G1TpOa599tvuToKwUJ

Entry address:
0x118D6

Entry point:
B8, 90, 92, 57, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 67, 64, 61, 73, 64, 66, 74, 72, 68, 34, 00, 35, 15, 53, 25, 40, E9, 92, 3C, E3, E0, 33, 79, 1D, 25, 39, CA, 5E, FB, 4C, FA, 82, 61, CE, 80, E0, 3C, 9C, 42, B8, B1, C7, C6, 18, B0, 62, 59, AB, 53, 83, 4D, 14, E1, D2, 66, A7, CF, E4, EE, 42, 0F, 66, 65, 4F, E9, 91, 35, C4, B7, C4, D1, 5B, 20, B9, 1C, C5, D4, 0B, B3, BA, 9E, C0, FC, E2, F2, 4D, 4C, F0, ED, 3B, A6, 81, CB, 83, 8E, F4, BB, AE, AF, 5C, CF, 11, 3B, 65...
 
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Entropy:
7.9793  (probably packed)

Code size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

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

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