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

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
efe24ef1a064d9c3805a08b13f3bef21

SHA-1:
26b766aa6349efc63220957d761230a46dfb1379

SHA-256:
a655dfed17861e6cbcd2feedf576cc071180f1cea1bdee535e03ab2833b8a45c

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/7/2024 9:45:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
551

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.11.29

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DC [Adw]
2014.9-150803

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRIxfX5QgQd5VE8VUYEVgQkcU4ETQYEP}
2016.0.3029

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.12276910
1.0.20.1075

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20280

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20223

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3, Trojan.Domaiq.21
9.0.1.0215

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170434
8.15.08.03.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor
11.2015-03-08_2

G Data
Win32.Application.SoftPulse
15.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.9.7.21

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.DriverUpd
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14468

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.1640

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.08.03.02

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6685

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.12276910
16.0.0.645

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djrqtq
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Trojan.Generic.12276910
11.20150803

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.12276910
14.12.29.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.08.03.02

Quick Heal
PUA.DriveUpd.DC4
8.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
15.8.3.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Packer.Win32.SoftPulse.a!1075356670
23.00.65.15801

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.215

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.03

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.22
2.0.0.2021

File size:
854 KB (874,504 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 7:59:59 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:
12/23/2014 4:28:02 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:bYq2/9nnr5cDNsOQfKJL9ki1arPvi/cjaBYfvW:UqaxyDC2JmSoPvikO8W

Entry address:
0x1C106

Entry point:
B8, 50, B3, 51, 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, D3, 52, 71, 8F, 10, 9D, 74, 62, B3, 00, 4F, B3, 31, 3B, A4, B3, FF, 83, B1, 7C, C9, 27, 43, 69, 31, 69, D3, 9B, 84, 1F, 21, 69, 1A, 5F, C4, 59, CB, 02, C8, BB, D8, 58, 37, D8, AB, 3D, 05, B0, 37, 1B, 06, 03, FB, 17, BF, 49, 9E, B9, D4, 90, 50, 86, 9B, B4, A5, AA, 1A, A8, 1D, 63, 5E, D8, 62, 02, DC, 1B, 78, A8, DF, A7, EC, E3, E2, 0B, A7, 24, 07, B9, AB, D2, B2, 3B, 0D...
 
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Entropy:
7.9790

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
208 KB (212,992 bytes)

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

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