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 29 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 yshsac0lu7.r1dk78yvt.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
537ecf600074fd6a7b4a3c3ee11a089a

SHA-1:
2910b952374dde0d08b71ffe8f382fcafeedc86d

SHA-256:
067ee78dd92751c442efd6eed0673a243356a9a8871ded494c4211d5f508c163

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
11/26/2024 12:48:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
834

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.W32.Agent
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.20

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
141023-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3312

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
1.0.20.1480

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-57
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.36367
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10588

F-Prot
W32/A-06a035cc
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-23-10_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.184.13727

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.23.05

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6968

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.2
15.0.0.888

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.LMN.dgkmmt
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1623056
14.10.19.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.23.05

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.10.23.17

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10282

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.14266
2.0.0.1960

File size:
1.6 MB (1,626,064 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 11:59:59 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:
10/9/2014 10:11:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+zD5urNhRWx2Mk4JJQByw7Imlq3g495S0PwbphrpgXXOZuv/rTWeR5j4UwJZQUYF:m6/ye0PIphrp9Zuvjqa0Uidi

Entry address:
0x6978

Entry point:
E8, DB, 40, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, B4, 26, 00, 00, FF, 35, 20, CD, 4A, 00, FF, 15, DC, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D2, 38, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7C, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 93, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, D3, 47, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, A6, 2B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, C4, 30, 4A, 00, E8, 4D, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 1C, 94, 4A, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, BC, 30...
 
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Entropy:
7.4833

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

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