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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 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.topflvsoft.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
406afe3b59afed8c5bbc5d487464db48

SHA-1:
085fe6fbb6f3e2489cf371467c82afbf02dd4118

SHA-256:
3816ddca823e2b847506f44a440da826fb4a44c6df7800f359d37cd30fe8da3a

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
11/15/2024 12:26:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2015.01.15

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3229

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20712

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.105
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14645

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DigiPlug
v2015.01.14.07

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.14.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
15.1.14.19

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
36504

File size:
683.6 KB (700,032 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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 5:59:59 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:
1/14/2015 3:53:29 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:RblqQlW2GBeES4SE3Sh3TKn1e7UjeeU55JHwvNzR8nbYMhlXfymi2SuHfb:npGBe+SDhodjl85JHwvNybXvymRSu/b

Entry address:
0xDE16E

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9720

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
207 KB (211,968 bytes)

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

http://www.topflvsoft.com/f/ca/.../index.php?sid=2117&dv1=ad2114-ca&kw1=ad2114-ca-cl&uuid=35d635f0-5147-430d-71b5-98c107c0ed81&dv3=35d635f0-5147-430d-71b5-98c107c0ed81

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