home

setup.exe

taskhost

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 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from am.readytwos.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
bdea3d0855036221b8ed70549c1e10e7

SHA-1:
276ff4f6ff46b6c19c55738bf44b9f84fd01dbd5

SHA-256:
e34a9d86b4c2bf4208f173b53781284cb1bb7dec84ac8a0de310f52c587b191c

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/24/2024 11:53:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
366

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.03.12

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.aone
7.11.216.56

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160203

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2844

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
1.0.20.170

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-34581
0.98/19865

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
21374

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.60009
9.0.1.034

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
8.16.02.03.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
2/3/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-a12b5690
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2016-03-02_4

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.200.15235

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.717

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2016.02.03.04

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6500

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
17.0.0.102

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dljaki
0.30.0.296

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
11.20160203

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.720408
15.03.11.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.03.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.2.3.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Agent.idx!1075356302
23.00.65.16201

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.34

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.03

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Agent.Win32.497872
2.0.0.2093

File size:
699 KB (715,776 bytes)

Product version:
6. 5. 4. 6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
taskhost.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Spanish

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
12/26/2014 12:41:44 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8IuAFkcvPnW2F7h9GEi34RoAyJcjQs+DJBSwxxjUQ:8t7cXWKri3FAyJcqDawxpUQ

Entry address:
0xFEB6

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 7E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, BF, 1A, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 64, 38, 43, 00, E8, 12, 7F, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, E8, E3, FF, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, CC, FF, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 83, C1, 09, 51, 83, C0, 09, 50, E8, 1F, 38, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8...
 
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Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

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

http://am.readytwos.com/f/fr/.../index.php?sid=753&dv1=ad746-fr&kw1=ad746-fr-lm&uuid=ded481f9-1451-4140-735f-14f01c8f0a12&dv3=ded481f9-1451-4140-735f-14f01c8f0a12

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