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setup.exe

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 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from flv.hs5dmr.com.
Publisher:
PLUGIN UPDATE S.L  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c8853dedd96cb36789b10dd6f669a0e1

SHA-1:
21b789ff29e2fd85a88fd498c7bcc10a624e5636

SHA-256:
dfa5060c26a49a6ff276281908456639f2aaf6302e9d5db1ca7af450363f933c

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:
11/27/2024 9:38:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PLUGINUP.Bundler (M)
16.7.14.2

File size:
712 KB (729,104 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PLUGIN UPDATE S.L

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 10:14:26 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 10:14:26 AM

Subject:
CN=PLUGIN UPDATE S.L, O=PLUGIN UPDATE S.L, L=GUIA DE ISORA, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
079EA58C1A6ED1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/13/2015 8:32:27 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TirtSTO4XG+eRQxtZDIEZ5Yxs9AZ+FOisREBOUw8yJX168lqqjHx0ogNjizPChf1:2x6O47qQZZDAZ+FVBrw8yJF6wTXOaKhN

Entry address:
0x8B4E

Entry point:
E8, 85, 04, 00, 00, E9, 37, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 48, E1, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 44, E1, 40, 00, 89, 15, 40, E1, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 3C, E1, 40, 00, 89, 35, 38, E1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 34, E1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 60, E1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 54, E1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 30, E1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 2C, E1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 28, E1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 24, E1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 58, E1, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 4C, E1, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 50, E1, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 5C, E1, 40...
 
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Entropy:
7.9125  (probably packed)

Code size:
33 KB (33,792 bytes)

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

http://flv.hs5dmr.com/aff_c?offer_id=44&aff_id=1002&url_id=76&aff_sub=1872330253

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