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setup.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 setup.exe by Plugin Update S.L has been detected as adware by 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from 1otvaxdl5.8d3th37w.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d4ca7da0e0a65742c24ca4deef4649d6

SHA-1:
02d0d142a116a7457404c81284b419c1d4115eb0

SHA-256:
1b1493c6a5fda54a505568de3a372a980f9c194d48e496b03b539c93f9c61586

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/23/2024 7:31:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.02.12

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.aone
7.11.209.206

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DJ [PUP]
2014.9-150211

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3201

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Symmi.50281
1.0.20.210

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse-90
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21046

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.107
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Symmi.50281
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.W potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-e8f52f8c
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Symmi.50281
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Symmi.50281
15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.194.14941

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.02.11.10

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Symmi.50281
16.0.0.126

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dmolry
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Inject.!gen
11.20150211

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.11.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Softpulse
15.2.11.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Revm.h!1075356543
23.00.65.15209

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SoftPulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.88
2.0.0.2062

File size:
829.1 KB (849,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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:
1/16/2015 8:28:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:gDFhwFzsQNLAr5bj/b4FKHrJ841gAQguqMwP7:8FhwFzPBYb02y4SA5MC

Entry address:
0xD1F6

Entry point:
B8, 04, 4F, 4F, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 72, 77, 61, 73, F1, 69, 6F, 75, 37, 69, 00, BD, E0, 1B, 9D, F3, 0F, E0, 04, B2, 30, 6F, C5, B2, 4E, 4C, DD, DE, AB, D6, 05, 75, 42, 60, 93, 74, E5, 55, A7, 31, D3, 5C, 00, F1, 79, C9, BD, 9B, F6, 2C, BA, 73, E8, 12, 7F, 3E, 56, 3A, 57, A3, F2, 41, 8D, 9A, BC, 5A, E7, 98, 33, DD, 73, 1B, C4, 6F, B6, 82, AB, 92, 10, 9B, 1B, 94, 63, B4, 0C, AF, EB, 94, 42, 06, 8E, F0, D5, 51, 7C, CA, 01, D0, 68, 23, 6D, 3D, F6, E2...
 
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Entropy:
7.9794  (probably packed)

Code size:
146.5 KB (150,016 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

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http://ttb.nwfilesbox.com/download/request/.../wxX75Z7P?PubID=79_3527_3100&ClickID=9523541803

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