setup.exe

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 setup.exe by Plugin Update SL has been detected as adware by 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.softwcdf.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
ca2fee45253edb079fb5a85f83a908a0

SHA-1:
03dc65beebdb9928f39825aaccd34d889feb2aba

SHA-256:
9d729da4535b4239d3883a764ca1f4c81322e5b129d8c32359d3db85b1b74160

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
12/27/2024 7:08:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.OLP
6387165

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2015.01.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.oanp
7.11.203.222

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AJ [PUP]
150102-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.AW
2014.0.4257

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.OLP
1.0.20.105

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/19957

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20795

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36013
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.OLP
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.O potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DownloaderLMN
1/21/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-a1299ecf
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.OLP
5.13.68

G Data
Adware.Agent.OLP
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BundleApp
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.191.14711

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.LMN
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.01.21.02

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6878

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.OLP
16.0.0.63

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dfwfat
0.30.0.64812

Norman
Adware.Agent.OLP
02.01.2015 13:58:24

nProtect
Adware.Agent.OLP
15.01.21.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A4
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Softpulse
15.1.21.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Binder.Win32.Variant.a!1075356077
23.00.65.15119

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.LMN
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.13908
2.0.0.2042

File size:
1.3 MB (1,390,600 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/12/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia De Isora, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1858913428C49A270BE00711E97381C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/1/2014 12:36:57 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:KrKqlGCPcJKwybUDwEZZODYmR9G+gnbkk6XRJfe3DqYO/KpLwFfngWX4VmJPakH:KrKo4ZwCOnYjVmJPas

Entry address:
0x7D90

Entry point:
E8, C8, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3E, 27, 00, 00, FF, 35, 94, AE, 47, 00, FF, 15, A4, 70, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 0A, 49, 00, 00, 59, 59, E9, 22, 49, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 62, 49, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 11, FF, 75, 08, E8, C0, 2C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, 8B, E5, 5D, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, 84, 0F, 47, 00, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 27, 30, 00, 00, 68, 9C, 74, 47, 00, 8D, 45, F0, C7, 45, F0, 7C, 0F, 47, 00, 50, E8, 7C, 27, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5715

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

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

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