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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 35 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.exaggeratego.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
e6cc589f04fbc1975141fb1a23f1a6e8

SHA-1:
04a88d02f15d8946f589e60d68b4cbf18f2a079c

SHA-256:
5df83b32230384af8c9c8b76451672602fba9410c7c0afd1e79912ffee402c73

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
11/7/2024 4:51:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
694

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.30

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.599480
7.11.198.180

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DJ [PUP]
2014.9-150313

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3172

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
1.0.20.360

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061
0.98/20039

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20534

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.57
9.0.1.072

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
8.15.03.13.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.U potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DriverUpd
3/13/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-a12b5690
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
11.2015-13-03_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 383443.crdownload (Adware)
2015.6.19.8

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14496

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2355

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Plugin
v2015.03.13.12

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6828

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
16.0.0.216

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dlfurr
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
11.20150313

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.13.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.3.13.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15311

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.72

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.13

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5064683
37240

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.29688
2.0.0.2024

File size:
1.2 MB (1,247,312 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:
10/8/2014 11:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 10:59:59 AM

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:
1/7/2015 11:53:01 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:IcE/i/zPLQe97X1+dp44NDCsiBVuMvdqCOybF2Y19/b4ngV52auwCBXvUosUCo4i:WM1qpdpkbye1Wu52/TXvUoHCTG9jP

Entry address:
0x21386

Entry point:
E8, 5D, 81, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, F5, 26, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 24, 83, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 2F, 36, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, FC, A5, 4A, 00, E8, 8F, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 68, 68, 4B, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, F4, A5, 4A, 00, E8, DE, 27, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03...
 
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Entropy:
7.4503

Code size:
229.5 KB (235,008 bytes)

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

http://www.exaggeratego.com/f/au/.../index.php?sid=1193&dv1=ad1190-au&kw1=ad1190-au-lm&uuid=eca42aff-5acd-4012-4182-5ec28cc796db&dv3=eca42aff-5acd-4012-4182-5ec28cc796db

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