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

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
800c8dff58892a3a5cdd7080bf01e7c1

SHA-1:
1b4112ea6aac93e11ac7dd36b22a9dd659c71c34

SHA-256:
2491a326f4b1111190fc519b92fb6b90e0a7669f215f44df1db8b3243ac6993c

Scanner detections:
39 / 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 5:30:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.1004667
362

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.05

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DC [Adw]
2014.9-160207

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRIxfX5QgQd5VE8VUYEVgQkcU4ETQYEP}
2017.0.2840

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.1627

Bitdefender
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
1.0.20.190

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20212

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20252

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.038

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Generic.1004667
8.16.02.07.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.U potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/SoftPulse.R
2/7/2016

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
11.2016-07-02_1

G Data
Win32.Application.SoftPulse
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14239

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.696

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2016.02.07.06

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6496

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
17.0.0.114

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djqtoc
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
11.20160207

nProtect
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
14.12.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.07.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM17.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.2.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Inject.gau!1075356233
23.00.65.16205

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9337

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047B01L914
7.2.38

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.07

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.14
2.0.0.2003

File size:
1.1 MB (1,115,088 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
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 4:59:59 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:
12/2/2014 8:31:00 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Nek5eaBXlF8pV8NGpf3aG4GFbz57gdgwX+RvQJQLa4vMnhvzZf:NPlj8pI2/aGZbVgdglaQfvMZZf

Entry address:
0xCA76

Entry point:
B8, E0, 52, 58, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 72, 65, 78, 63, 6E, 67, 72, 65, 77, 34, 00, 8A, 91, 88, 95, EB, E5, F7, 2B, 5A, 3B, 01, 70, D0, AE, 9E, 2C, 74, F3, 12, 35, AC, 58, D3, 1F, 36, D9, 13, 6E, 53, 32, 16, FC, C1, EB, 25, D0, 34, 29, 8E, 0A, 1B, F5, A2, 68, 72, 8E, B9, 49, 7F, 42, 27, DF, 2F, 5D, F4, 66, 46, F2, D7, 3F, 16, 76, 6D, F8, D7, 3C, 74, 66, 4F, 6F, 28, D1, 3B, DA, B8, C0, 34, CB, 95, C2, 11, 57, 81, BA, EA, 9D, 47, 50, 69, 75, 2D, 34, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9872  (probably packed)

Code size:
144.5 KB (147,968 bytes)

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

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