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setup.exe

SetupWizard

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 ypt2dlz.zg98dx3v.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
SetupWizard

Description:
Setup Wizard

Version:
3.4.5.2

MD5:
49c3fad6e3cc187fdfaf94505d7c6e91

SHA-1:
1d6b51f2d343ec8e38718700d1a99671e095bd07

SHA-256:
fa9583e8193c0ffee4e8f85511c9dc42f04c158ccb21d000533adc48b0e8a86f

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 5:26:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
791

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.11.29

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.1014112
7.11.189.122

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BE [PUP]
2014.9-141205

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3269

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.165890
1.0.20.1695

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse-22
0.98/19728

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20223

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.0339

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
8.14.12.05.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.R potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.165890
11.2014-05-12_6

G Data
Win32.Application.SoftPulse
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14239

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2842

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SmartSec
v2014.12.05.12

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6925

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.165890
15.0.0.1017

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djmoky
0.28.6.63726

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
11.20141205

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.05.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.12.5.12

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35224

File size:
960.5 KB (983,504 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.5.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
SetupWizard.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:
11/28/2014 6:52:44 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:nob9GXioEE6FY5fQ5emJYeXOxXzF6oHU9gfw:nohGXiBE6FY1ps656tg4

Entry address:
0x118E6

Entry point:
B8, 30, F2, 56, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 2A, FB, B6, 3A, 1C, 64, E5, 8A, D4, C7, FD, 61, 8E, E7, E8, E9, B4, 0A, 4C, 91, E3, 22, 20, 39, CE, 45, CE, CE, D5, D6, F9, 25, BA, 89, 97, 3F, 4A, 32, 73, 92, 1D, B4, B7, 8A, F2, 3B, 40, A1, 0F, E4, 3F, D9, FE, 2B, 6B, B2, B7, A5, 26, 45, CE, 8D, E0, 84, 93, B3, 69, C6, 53, 90, 23, 6D, D5, 49, CE, 85, 4B, 61, DE, F6, 6E, 89, 8A, CA, BC, 33, 93, 9E, E5, F0, CE, 8F, 6E...
 
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Entropy:
7.9777

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://ypt2dlz.zg98dx3v.com/lRi9BshJg7U_82oxh5rpdsiC4KSDz8agYepUDkS66VUKPXwZwRqy3TWLeaaCfAZ-AI3_QzHjZ704Bfl3AqqzhT_GiRMIHlb69xVLSDpISiHuLUqXEosvJ473dZ1xSGHx?sbb=['H1kej4L52owXiQsS3ux5K4lmikTkyzKfQMC9HFURHIWI7T04lCABKoel7JiE59Fgb4RRItx4SRqqwDFOvfZ4D9kdN2kYmz2u4QTHJHgNDwzn2JmBjUkpHEH6lm4dGxgvhFxrKbn457xMudUrZPZy5ktQmDCHLgYTnbrV7Va7hJqiMgH9LC2nYRTeeD5rIk4aSWnqs1CKbAkGei72ZIYpIXUFYsYiSiWcxXwEJjkL5XZHVgZmOHaAAWY3SMRE76u0yiAhWS5iK8zCDCysgOLkRmT4jcISLSh8lkYiCGHk2z1vy1ZnBucERIlIWTl967ig5WCalZXgWY7jPCwkdRDlB8RuY8FduulPyW2A3AVXBlDKuDsHBxhv8YcPW1Kd6MCEKjXDe98zuxnKdWzjE0Vw7sepDxVRYJY0MXJR2b5KgK3Wz4DFKQWs5yInseQ9R5yF53O7jolezh1kQs7CtEaY62AIjRTT96epES29xMvrG3pXL5rYxNoI2HKcjlkF5LNJRsKeV66ktg0cdeAptfWIyHVnxHbDoZhpmVzI3gqu8T2ZGRmDAc8nr4M9e18IM1jhOiPcWQg8oLpRGevLFNckFhdJW1FL6DQkNUgHJfc1Bd8aoLhM6YbNhQUUpzA2bnFXIdJ7PqHA9P0SAYGmMnzbYxfWOBud0HU8xDdtHqNa9MQqkmkrtN7e88Eur9E9Sr8OFemYQw1jwlEFiXbLGJatWOSMUZrEPr7WUWKzDVddLUNH8cG6nHaOHDfDWEzLIQcJiFLb7W0cIsQLVdT1XtBzRWK7EAisOrNcFgVi0LZqlf0po0I0kd0Bj0chltqBVjCG8

http://ypt2dlz.zg98dx3v.com/lRi9BshJg7U_82oxh5rpdsiC4KSDz8agYepUDkS66VUKPXwZwRqy3TWLeaaCfAZ-AI3_QzHjZ704Bfl3AqqzhT_GiRMIHlb69xVLSDpISiHuLUqXEosvJ473dZ1xSGHx?sbb=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

http://ttb.thesoftwerr.com/download/request/.../pf51jgCo?PubID=79_3811_3182&ClickID=8374294646

http://javplayr.com/.../go.php?dv1=k42x81740480&sxid=k42x81740480

http://jvupdatr.com/.../out.php?sxid=k42x81740480

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