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:
fa46f460d128df17ee3853ef3abc355b

SHA-1:
f88e1c7bb606515cf3af61cdf59572b0d4b12318

SHA-256:
40b12834dc98bf772e05e610ca105e011652576fde0ca755d372ebfc48e986b0

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:
11/7/2024 5:40:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

File size:
990.5 KB (1,014,264 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:lLMoaD1TpxI7HKczk5998wdvwbVmwybcWKsLU8:21TpOa599tvuToKwU8

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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