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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 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.latestflv.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
ad80098b64762621ecd193d86b57cc54

SHA-1:
19f736a6491730b3d0c77283155284beb67ac117

SHA-256:
3eeb72b75647ac62235c3c1945483285abc99144811784552f7ab4d6bd759b4a

Scanner detections:
31 / 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 9:34:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
390

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.SoftPulse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.28

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Agent.1107846
7.11.198.40

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BE [PUP]
2014.9-160111

AVG
Win32/DH{gRIxfX5QgQd5VE8VUYEVgQkcU4ETQYEP}
2017.0.2868

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
1.0.20.55

Bkav FE
HW32.Packed
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/19843

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20494

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.011

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
8.16.01.11.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DriverUpd
1/11/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-c792ca2a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
11.2016-11-01_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.DriverUpd
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14468

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.833

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2016.01.11.08

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6524

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
17.0.0.33

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djrqtq
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
11.20160111

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.11.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.1.11.8

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.22
2.0.0.2017

File size:
1.1 MB (1,111,048 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:
12/23/2014 4:28:02 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dVEpWkO6MFXISaAdqAYVRQtF2q58Gc/NExewc5x/Ba3JgP4DvkVyBLLyKXPit0Cb:dmiXIyqAwQqVUmBbP4Dv1ZdClQgZYI9z

Entry address:
0x1C106

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, 34, 44, 48, 00, E8, CE, 2E, 00, 00, 68, D8, CF, 48, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 2C, 44, 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:
7.5731

Code size:
208 KB (212,992 bytes)

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

http://www.latestflv.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=584&dv1=ad577-us&kw1=ad577-us-lm&uuid=26525a43-73e1-491f-7e1d-652d4c0859b8&dv3=26525a43-73e1-491f-7e1d-652d4c0859b8

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