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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 30 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 wt.applefutures.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
47f8ebf1fbedaf9b4e38ed7dde7c6360

SHA-1:
2b7505a82c651a8678fed48c9d262783398e1f16

SHA-256:
b3cc87aa1da839202b9dd6571236007b65b20ce6b99b02a613c69650dd14cdad

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
12/29/2024 5:27:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.G
789

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.12.02

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BE [PUP]
141130-1

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRIxfX5QgQd5VE8VUYEVgQkcU4ETQYEP}
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.166365
1.0.20.1710

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse-24
0.98/19745

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20252

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
8.14.12.08.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.R potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.166365
11.2014-08-12_2

G Data
Win32.Application.SoftPulse
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14210

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SmartSec
v2014.12.08.11

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.166365
15.0.0.1026

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djrqtq
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.G
11.20141208

nProtect
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
14.12.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.08.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM17.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.12.8.11

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.08

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10189

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35224

File size:
1.3 MB (1,332,168 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
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 12:59:59 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:
12/5/2014 4:09:53 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:A3QTYieiT0FgiC/IQHDQ1M8m6WksXjvPv332bTj4o1Rl2lIOmB1Sp:A3zA0yDQ1M8tSvP/Do/iIjB1Sp

Entry address:
0x17713B

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.8946

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
144.5 KB (147,968 bytes)

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

http://wt.applefutures.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=300&dv1=ad294-gb&kw1=ad294-gb-qyc&uuid=8c3ac360-4432-4223-6bf3-ddbaf42384a6&dv3=8c3ac360-4432-4223-6bf3-ddbaf42384a6

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