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setup.exe

DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U

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 DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.getmagnosoft.com.
Publisher:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U  (signed and verified)

MD5:
42ef5cdcd26b4292329643485aea5afc

SHA-1:
1a3b773ecd7d817c5288f5b3b8fd5efa04e072e4

SHA-256:
69ac11649cc61d408bb318516d581c941c0568a8e2a706d823207ad4e559fe8d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/5/2024 8:25:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.19.20

File size:
665.9 KB (681,848 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/10/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/10/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U, O=DIGITAL PLUGIN S.L.U, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
579CAB2F48D0A522A31BFED50C25C532

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/18/2015 9:59:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:StrO5WpJGjwg3A2dImm9HLgTS8ZMQUKA/OHD6MMJ4iMYSN:ShrpJGjN3xKmmxkZMLKA46VJ4tVN

Entry address:
0x1A01E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
628 KB (643,072 bytes)

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

http://admin.getmagnosoft.com/pNA6HCOdqwtFpXbq4OXAcKQyhGk_6ep8rkp_jwG29OfdJsNUBlo9FL-BBWoLh5pTJc13x2ZhzeZsLSSrkB03BHp5gJkoWqCBhulLEDd7foGhiN9vMBABNFZsC7Is0QI64DfofX1Qu2Lz7sr74vik3xXWDxKEzA7XGngII_yVi5-K8KNkpEKd8l3Zo35PBATmFIYmojokoGoYdx1C4lP-n4IvnsdZakHosLvLsvlhocF-CFMJuTtOsOVThH5L8QiKgoEYtn9djR0QBgS3uT_0HHvpQVOu1PgDJ9zGEaWK6gKHRC9xP73V3BkTdt1pmn_taGFpo9qwrEzR1CXU43IPp8KJe3O0-T0drq3M7KPC7cilxUHENBs8xtIieyhjxJW2CaQOden9Bim_hhSYCzcmxuKdG9XMJc12Tb6sDyHEe3o

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