home

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 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from 4eawanx45eo.6w1qd15vjp.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
7708b14ea8bc1336fda308523e648488

SHA-1:
18ce09b62ed31ccb4f4241ac3ea534e6cbd54b53

SHA-256:
05817770b9718a059daaa97996dbffcb1deb21ad233b4d034e2d87dd9621718b

Scanner detections:
26 / 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 12:42:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
767

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.12.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.198.40

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3245

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
1.0.20.1815

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-34581
0.98/19853

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20490

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.41
9.0.1.0363

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
8.14.12.29.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
11.2014-29-12_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14468

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Plugin
v2014.12.29.10

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
15.0.0.1089

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dlfurr
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
11.20141229

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.29.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.12.29.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.141227

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35418

File size:
703.5 KB (720,384 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 (International Sort)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\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:
12/29/2014 7:53:12 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NHgLxi7Ma55+pDZIWcZWO5RgbdtK15LRCxg1RHeDpMgv4t1goX86rm:NHMiAe5aIWiFHktK7eDpMgvO11M6rm

Entry address:
0xFFF6

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 7E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, BF, 1A, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 2C, 45, 43, 00, E8, 12, 7F, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, E8, E3, FF, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, CC, FF, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 83, C1, 09, 51, 83, C0, 09, 50, E8, 1F, 38, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.6981

Code size:
149 KB (152,576 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://4eawanx45eo.6w1qd15vjp.com/tbQG1YkHXqZfN-ZOY3_Nlw6-UMgmN9pKDlGmXKZrUYsnGkE3GcSEzqzR4BYBxAyu3aksAYGU6xyiJNS7yN0l3sDMSS4iqNYAtb7e5uf8xTjcSxqTavr6zXk0K5iyNjrfxhwxyHz7f-8lXdn6y_owZDN6aGHaA41NMWocbOYcpfY?sbb=['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

http://4eawanx45eo.6w1qd15vjp.com/tbQG1YkHXqZfN-ZOY3_Nlw6-UMgmN9pKDlGmXKZrUYsnGkE3GcSEzqzR4BYBxAyu3aksAYGU6xyiJNS7yN0l3sDMSS4iqNYAtb7e5uf8xTjcSxqTavr6zXk0K5iyNjrfxhwxyHz7f-8lXdn6y_owZDN6aGHaA41NMWocbOYcpfY?sbb=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

http://ttb.totalfileslist.com/download/request/.../wxX75Z7P?PubID=79_3527_3100&ClickID=9062575639

http://www.changeflash.com/f/us/.../index.php?sid=954&dv1=ad952-us&kw1=ad952-us-qyc&uuid=b020aa6d-8d3c-4a43-73e5-c9bd58bae2b8&dv3=b020aa6d-8d3c-4a43-73e5-c9bd58bae2b8

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