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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 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
02062e3d66086beddefe5715132df71a

SHA-1:
167504bbd63785e55b2f31d225985c301c25f0bf

SHA-256:
0a92e1f6b03f948fd213a973f99ce3d202b79f0652604d6b04e29b2b80c031e3

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/7/2024 7:37:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
5698912

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.04.11

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DC [Adw]
150319-0

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRIxfX5QgQd5VE8VUYEVgQkcU4ETQYEP}
2016.0.3143

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
1.0.20.505

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20252

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.0101

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.U potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Application.SoftPulse
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.13.18

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15558

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2209

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.04.11.05

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
16.0.0.303

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dkpmvo
0.30.10.952

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.1130512
15.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.11.05

Quick Heal
PUA.DriveUpd.DC4
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Softpulse.Bundler
15.4.11.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:Packer.Win32.SoftPulse.a!1075356670
23.00.65.15409

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.101

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.44
2.0.0.2134

File size:
1.1 MB (1,130,512 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 7:59:59 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:
12/18/2014 7:53:18 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:PuklkMVqd1t8jEIoCTaPG0j4DeuH5GyAw64vYr1IZq6T7UNU7hm92J6Gz1VwFAHv:P3jl2WzbZL6gEAqEVmA7x6FAnc2

Entry address:
0x1C176

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, 6F, 35, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 94, 94, 48, 00, E8, CE, 2E, 00, 00, 68, 38, 20, 49, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 8C, 94, 48, 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:
7.5636

Code size:
208 KB (212,992 bytes)

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