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 ym.whitecollarlink.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
da9d6a7ed60d2c3a28df82f080f78e1c

SHA-1:
2d8bf8851b4d5e66466f75924f516bc1b0fdafc9

SHA-256:
a662803944b236cae120bef9aa10b5d9c4568ae357bb8f651edb0587b35b4705

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
11/8/2024 12:14:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
355

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
2014.9-160215

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2833

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
1.0.20.230

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
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
8.16.02.15.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
2/15/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-a12b5690
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2016-15-02_2

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
14.0.0.658

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2016.02.15.09

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6489

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dljaki
0.30.0.296

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.V
11.20160215

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.720408
15.03.11.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.15.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.2.15.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Agent.idx!1075356302
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.46

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.15

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:
1.2 MB (1,221,120 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 (Spain, International Sort)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 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:
1/4/2015 11:52:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:XCStj/R+pud1sQN6TgXxruXQNjj43/qqH:Jr0C/5XIANvMH

Entry address:
0x21516

Entry point:
E8, 5D, 81, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, F5, 26, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 24, 83, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 2F, 36, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 4C, 3D, 4A, 00, E8, 8F, 2F, 00, 00, 68, F0, 00, 4B, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 44, 3D, 4A, 00, E8, DE, 27, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03...
 
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Entropy:
7.4594

Code size:
230 KB (235,520 bytes)

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

http://ym.whitecollarlink.com/f/us/.../index.php?sid=1983&dv1=ad1980-us&kw1=ad1980-us-xx&uuid=f9a3cd74-15bc-4340-6fb4-5d16d9a651f8&dv3=f9a3cd74-15bc-4340-6fb4-5d16d9a651f8

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