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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 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.gzwstmsf6r.com.
Publisher:
PLUGIN UPDATE S.L  (signed and verified)

MD5:
90b198b6e996aaf17d1a6f06795c8255

SHA-1:
1149db380d01727da7b19cd4ce4f53b54904404c

SHA-256:
ada6f94bbbff97c9939e75b7f0c6bda59715a7d384026b04c8e57d3a5ae40583

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 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:
2/25/2025 7:11:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PLUGINUPDATESL.Bundler (M)
16.2.18.16

File size:
712 KB (729,064 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:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 11:14:26 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 11:14:26 AM

Subject:
CN=PLUGIN UPDATE S.L, O=PLUGIN UPDATE S.L, L=GUIA DE ISORA, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
079EA58C1A6ED1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/13/2015 9:32:27 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zirtSTO4XG+eRQxtZDIEZ5Yxs9AZ+FOisREBOUw8yJX168lqqjHx0ogNjizPChfs:Wx6O47qQZZDAZ+FVBrw8yJF6wTXOaKhk

Entry address:
0x8B4E

Entry point:
E8, 85, 04, 00, 00, E9, 37, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 48, E1, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 44, E1, 40, 00, 89, 15, 40, E1, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 3C, E1, 40, 00, 89, 35, 38, E1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 34, E1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 60, E1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 54, E1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 30, E1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 2C, E1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 28, E1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 24, E1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 58, E1, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 4C, E1, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 50, E1, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 5C, E1, 40...
 
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Code size:
33 KB (33,792 bytes)

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

http://ttb.gzwstmsf6r.com/download/request/.../4vEoIKcf?__tc=1429185909.29&lpsl=24b4aec0641ee1d645048fce1e1397c8&expire=1429272299&slp=www.nwfileds.com&ce_cid=wTfG7ir2DOuNUkeOcwHmf6mtQq1lxZffu_a2c4FABxqW756YnWBKu8D5X6MsPu49v4JIRv_jEzS1avU6C5aFaHQJeKr1MBDlHefv2f6atz9Wo7VqyC_8N7GWCYV_yjbJ3Oewq4hcW_7bKGT7Rh9Om2AQDnrqUfdnTuLpLfcua8OSZ9VLrc5R0SYMQ8N4ek9L4EN4DAXZGwQGg6mNIByOcAhTHgbCvO2HK9nksLYmdTzhBG44kBcVxJrQy2AyFL3hiMobeG_lh7iSI3wYt_FFm4dku1eEgPRlP7OPwBKee-00Ce_KiKN6cKYkou6JaSnDvX9a1kb_ZXzxEjI8fLky4nR5ych_soniV97r8VTQuFV6SXDoT5rjUDbbLz8FglDvomHEP6ef4h0g-HxEs2FSP9gHBA8b54NQL25Fjk0&pub_id=P23873932&cpn_id=C23904072&fileName=Setup

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