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setup.exe

taskhost

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 36 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.whitecollarlink.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
bf2b0c816ff3c19ba69f8e65e8014698

SHA-1:
16bda92599f738a78ba564d24996aa518ed2436a

SHA-256:
c81f6b57ee981349686f3da024587071236209d0221992b60ea28a1a5ef789a5

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
11/24/2024 11:00:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
369

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.02.17

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.aone
7.11.210.156

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DC [Adw]
2014.9-160201

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2847

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
1.0.20.160

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-34581
0.98/19865

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21106

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.60009
9.0.1.032

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
8.16.02.01.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
2/1/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-d4c3f6ba
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2016-01-02_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.195.14984

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.728

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Plugin
v2016.02.01.10

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6503

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
17.0.0.96

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dmgvqs
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
11.20160201

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.602624
15.02.16.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.01.10

Quick Heal
PUA.Pluginupda3.Gen
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.2.1.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.16130

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.32

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.01

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SoftPulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.29688
2.0.0.2069

File size:
1.1 MB (1,200,144 bytes)

Product version:
6. 5. 4. 6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
taskhost.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:
1/4/2015 8:40:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:V8vLvb1yMby1E51gyoMD/9+rSOPTW8pr6:VWtbKELB6rhW8h6

Entry address:
0x21486

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, 2F, 36, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 8C, ED, 49, 00, E8, 8F, 2F, 00, 00, 68, FC, B0, 4A, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 84, ED, 49, 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:
7.4665

Code size:
230 KB (235,520 bytes)

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

http://www.whitecollarlink.com/f/us/.../index.php?sid=751&dv1=ad744-us&kw1=ad744-us-lm&uuid=17e81789-311a-4e76-6130-78b18c2411a2&dv3=17e81789-311a-4e76-6130-78b18c2411a2

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