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setup.exe

Wizard

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 39 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.beautifuldo.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
be42c0537eb8f9008aead6b09b22dea8

SHA-1:
127ebed35ad15926d41fff101089c4c6cc7621f0

SHA-256:
5548c48439a1c5a09e0cc113e2ad373daec19adb2b079e07f073f6e0b870f93e

Scanner detections:
39 / 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:
11/7/2024 5:48:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.12414918
400

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.17

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aonb
7.11.196.28

avast!
SoftPulse-EN [PUP]
2014.9-151231

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2016.0.2878

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.151231

Bitdefender
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
1.0.20.1825

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20031

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20390

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.33
9.0.1.0365

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
8.15.12.31.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.U potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/SoftPulse.R
12/31/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-3f31f6a7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
11.2015-31-12_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494201
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14239

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.887

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.12.31.12

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6534

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
16.0.0.1095

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djqtoc
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
11.20151231

nProtect
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
14.12.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.31.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM17.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.DriveUpd.DC4
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
15.12.31.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Inject.gas!1075356141
23.00.65.151229

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.14

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9414

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047B01L914
7.2.365

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.31

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5064683
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.14
2.0.0.2001

File size:
854 KB (874,512 bytes)

Product version:
1. 9. 8. 7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Wizard.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:
10/7/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 6:59:59 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:
12/23/2014 3:28:02 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rYq2/9nnr5cDNsOQfKJL9ki1arPvi/cjaBYfv9:EqaxyDC2JmSoPvikO89

Entry address:
0x1C106

Entry point:
B8, 50, B3, 51, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, D3, 52, 71, 8F, 10, 9D, 74, 62, B3, 00, 4F, B3, 31, 3B, A4, B3, FF, 83, B1, 7C, C9, 27, 43, 69, 31, 69, D3, 9B, 84, 1F, 21, 69, 1A, 5F, C4, 59, CB, 02, C8, BB, D8, 58, 37, D8, AB, 3D, 05, B0, 37, 1B, 06, 03, FB, 17, BF, 49, 9E, B9, D4, 90, 50, 86, 9B, B4, A5, AA, 1A, A8, 1D, 63, 5E, D8, 62, 02, DC, 1B, 78, A8, DF, A7, EC, E3, E2, 0B, A7, 24, 07, B9, AB, D2, B2, 3B, 0D...
 
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Entropy:
7.9790

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
208 KB (212,992 bytes)

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

http://www.beautifuldo.com/f/us/.../index.php?sid=751&dv1=ad744-us&kw1=ad744-us-lm&uuid=491e693f-e079-4160-7482-7b42fe82f0af&dv3=491e693f-e079-4160-7482-7b42fe82f0af

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