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jvlsetup.exe

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.papiba.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2c861a39252a636e21e05113ee8ff852

SHA-1:
e38b2e9d3cf6a242d70311c77597bfff8f376cb6

SHA-256:
4d5d34a5e32217daa2e3a519ba3c58567adadf03059455e3989168567d321ed2

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/25/2024 3:27:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.24.10

File size:
1 MB (1,060,344 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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
OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:9QqAkwwlUSvS3U2wb0aZTKzqCGw1L3v5dGjnA3Kby:9QqhqS32wIcTfQ3v5ok0y

Entry address:
0x17FB50

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 48, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, F7, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 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, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8933

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
996 KB (1,019,904 bytes)

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

http://www.papiba.com/down/Intel/.../down.php?sid=478&dv1=ad471-us&kw1=ad471-us-qyc&uuid=aa6e544a-f5fa-43ea-739d-586fa6f60281&dv3=aa6e544a-f5fa-43ea-739d-586fa6f60281

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