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SetupWizard

Plugin Update 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 player setup.exe by Plugin Update 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 file has been seen being downloaded from clkdeals.com.
Publisher:
TODO: <Nombre de la compañía>  (signed by Plugin Update SL)

Product:
SetupWizard

Description:
Setup Wizard

Version:
3.4.5.2

MD5:
a61dbcd0db8e153e21948553ea67a0ba

SHA-1:
d4f72ca9a54400b4a8b7df691127471218fe582e

SHA-256:
faf094b4d716e99c576904e8e7098cdd5881d460b3a1557cfcf582336aa8bc90

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 3:51:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.5.19.2

File size:
1.1 MB (1,203,416 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:
Spansk (Spania, internasjonal)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update 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:
23D0DE494A0B1445D561131B4AEDA90C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/27/2014 2:50:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7jM9EO9YCDHHyajexzJEUtyZbR2nptKyT/MycBOkb25p9:ETD/Gzeyyx8ptKicBlCh

Entry address:
0x173B90

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 45, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, FA, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,163,264 bytes)

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

http://clkdeals.com/adServe/adClick?ai=GTTIKYg3Cm/cxaild/zrM9LtoQawIHHRQfCrw/gMPJCzjhXk7IetIwbIc5621lqdYa3qQvnObIuL iP4llbjWvprar0BzXlQW8qdmy/eph8IGRtx irPc1aaUHqiDlgHiiTtEtuF70DJSehuWmL1EfQaa Di/.../M&src=BANNER

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