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setup.exe

DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U

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 DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.magnoft.com.
Publisher:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4f4f75272f63f70decc894561d0ba2cc

SHA-1:
10792bd3d3d264b19e1b777e63a264ec388e4a85

SHA-256:
5271612f21d25b83a77c64b4157cd16e8fdd06bec67dff02017a5bae585f693e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 12:41:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.8.3.17

File size:
1.2 MB (1,239,488 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/9/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/9/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U, O=DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
579CAB2F48D0A522A31BFED50C25C532

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/23/2015 7:38:43 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:zDfYjzMGFC975ZsalP8G7RKxXB0xE36T27xomQ:ffQBFC9dGaJYd36T27xot

Entry address:
0x47A7E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 75, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, CA, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, D0, 8D, 47, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, D4, 37, 12, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Code size:
1.1 MB (1,200,128 bytes)

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

http://admin.magnoft.com/eZHLWLanrc1Y95xJDLZ8hn5Rj8_RCDsasaQoa0ri71C3zSNGWdUtoctoacV72Abi0tRXZm70_p7SGZ3pcna8d0ALboCjVhcH0eM7zPhkRrAyhhwY7ugCVW0M2s5v32Ac2x6SErrv53BSnRuLITAfjEZfPqkzau8a_72NmMV9M_Ic1_kfNdTbeGlaNQWybirpW_51cW1Or5i7_zrRFaIdMWXsxnCXbYr4E54rksnpAWLUHPAtX5e5mADRBk2dyldTBOpra2ALEyB2jHu4LHD-hQykjqQD9jx-0bWXA8TIOp2pAETuyHpguoArn0Rte-iu6183byVp_gKNpZQ5RwsTweqkgCqD78nubLDzQhOWauHJHDMf2kQ2nPXZD5_XgIQcHTAL30fAXaQrXJs7t6M5XIpBNRHOGJTtFATzayQuQKT_RqqqIQmbQH4dAdd2g971

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