home

setup.exe

taskhost

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 setup.exe by Plugin Update S.L has been detected as adware by 36 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.gosubstitution.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
2f2d700f1102b7a4ff114108d603f935

SHA-1:
007ac4ebb400d0d6bfd18d206b694f729a3bc93f

SHA-256:
af92a464c6c60a4aa9637af81043098c547a9dc64faae5fe764d6f642a1b43f9

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 6:01:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
355

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.12.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.198.40

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-FD [PUP]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2833

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
1.0.20.230

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-34581
0.98/19865

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20492

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.102
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
8.16.02.15.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.U potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DriverUpd
2/15/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-b1cd60a6
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14468

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.658

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Plugin
v2016.02.15.09

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6489

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dlfurr
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
11.20160215

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.720400
15.02.11.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.15.09

Quick Heal
PUA.DriveUpd.DC4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.2.15.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.46

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.29688
2.0.0.2024

File size:
703.5 KB (720,384 bytes)

Product version:
6. 5. 4. 6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
taskhost.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish (Spain, International Sort)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

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:
12/29/2014 7:53:12 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NHgLxi7Ma55+pDZIWcZWO5RgbdtK15LRCxg1RHeDpMgv4t1goX86r6:NHMiAe5aIWiFHktK7eDpMgvO11M6r6

Entry address:
0xFFF6

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 7E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, BF, 1A, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 2C, 45, 43, 00, E8, 12, 7F, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, E8, E3, FF, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, CC, FF, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 83, C1, 09, 51, 83, C0, 09, 50, E8, 1F, 38, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.6981

Code size:
149 KB (152,576 bytes)

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

http://www.gosubstitution.com/f/us/.../index.php?sid=751&dv1=ad744-us&kw1=ad744-us-lm&uuid=f31aedfb-a6f6-4d2a-7c45-4549b4af174a&dv3=f31aedfb-a6f6-4d2a-7c45-4549b4af174a

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