setup.exe

Digital Plugin 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 Digital Plugin S.l has been detected as adware by 32 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp695.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
117eeea8dc22bf58e8b1de2930edae57

SHA-1:
22a35f044155853ac820d56cfdbbe3f11ed03ebe

SHA-256:
95eb09bf592c361e8f05cd3e877056ae0dbcb1a6e6501600b457e11ea6a93b06

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
12/27/2024 6:58:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
845

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.13

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.177.204

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3323

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
1.0.20.1425

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-791796
0.98/19505

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.W
19777

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.35292
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
8.14.10.12.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10551

F-Prot
W32/A-d649c799
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
11.2014-12-10_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13642

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.12.09

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6979

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.855

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dewgcl
0.28.2.62483

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.1344672
14.10.12.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.12.09

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSl.F
14.10.12.20

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.SoftPulse
10303

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.bROdPVC
37.0.11223

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12586
2.0.0.1952

File size:
1.3 MB (1,344,672 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/13/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin S.l., O=Digital Plugin 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:
229111B20CCF13394E8E6CA9EAB4121F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/11/2014 12:00:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NpyhP5RFFrSEyFPu8JR9ksaQFCLwbLflBPJ:qyFPu8D9k5QELuLx

Entry address:
0x997F

Entry point:
E8, A9, 29, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 88, 11, 46, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 03, E8, 27, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, 1A, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, E8, 22, 46, 00, 01, 75, 16, 68, FC, 00, 00, 00, E8, 31, 00, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 27, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33...
 
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Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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