home

setup.exe

taskhost

Video Plugin software SL

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 Video Plugin software SL has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from egdgtmxjoqe0.819oofgi.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
d586aa3e3c1b06f60f854fdd32dcb2b9

SHA-1:
2e6526a0a4713f8a78b0641d7c034553da2cdaa1

SHA-256:
ae62dc001a9a199bb7902c29a927492b20f4f3216523a11ac055fd3973d1d613

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
12/27/2024 4:20:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
6315774

Agnitum Outpost
Packed/PECompact
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.12.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.aone
7.11.198.40

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3245

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
1.0.20.1815

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-34581
0.98/19853

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20490

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.41
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14468

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2721

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Plugin
v2014.12.29.07

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
15.0.0.1089

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dlfurr
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
29.12.2014 07:19:03

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.29.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.VideoPluginsoftwareSL.F
14.12.29.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.141227

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35418

File size:
588.5 KB (602,624 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:
Video Plugin software SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/28/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Video Plugin software SL, O=Video Plugin software SL, 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:
188D6F880CEBB210A9FC776063917998

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/26/2014 6:41:44 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0XznQ+bCxWrUhLZvzC/igEhrNA9SNwyrYAmyhIna3PiGpYh7jD:FgIh0/iLhrekeKYAl4RND

Entry address:
0xFEB6

Entry point:
B8, 0C, B2, 4B, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 72, 77, 61, 68, 79, 75, 68, 64, 73, 34, 00, B2, 2E, 61, 31, F3, 47, 01, D3, 96, 96, 68, 81, 0A, E1, 1F, C5, 59, 80, F6, 07, 20, 84, 5D, 0D, 8B, 6B, 83, 1C, 68, 17, 09, 24, F0, 84, 12, A9, E6, 71, D1, 69, F3, 24, 8E, 3F, 77, 46, AE, F2, BA, 26, 2F, 05, B0, 68, 18, FD, 91, 84, 4D, A8, FB, 93, 07, 27, 83, C6, D5, D6, BD, 7B, B4, DE, 0B, 83, F7, 78, 8D, 6A, 2B, 18, 2D, BB, 65, C8, 1A, 46, 85, EA, 55, 06, A3, C7, E6...
 
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Entropy:
7.9619  (probably packed)

Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://egdgtmxjoqe0.819oofgi.com/dzHUwxYQjQ-gi1P4Acq-Sf-qT-ur4Hg2FiVw6NKNyIF1jlfpMw5SnHB7I9ZzX_zoDWnVMPeVRbrgP3j-B2FFdbCED56AaZ-PexUHsn0ZIJ6f3E6SRMTFkFaEs7eGV1NZPh9pl6HvMB-G0C2QBKwr4A?sbb=['BmzxUYN5rWQZJuobgWY4Wh7IP53hL8OuSoL8XBjJCbToeKMeX4Z5KOD4idIbhuA5QZMNAse1pMlJj4JAQyRgdpGHh9Bp8O3MLxogLprIrmID11XaBlDBUhd38iW1Oq5HZLmmcXPpiDV3w0xNMEBW88u17I5Slxwbd1btT0nJFvHFTFB8To6tKMNfx0YMd9I1SR4ime1Lhf87hrKB8KdRQHByx3LTWF5T1Nz1ya0Eqso1wuDAMqYL06L7A33Xf8nm8Uf4KBXAou8B7hzubOsMMsl58RsDEMAlA4Oj8I5xrkiJ4UmvrTCI3Ex0ioRkkGuZuBK3f0scRMFEfG1T7c0C2iwZJtDgEFHAEYcytRU4jTHlzqJ18BT8I6cUReY6bdbMRJGhbo0UdxCjjUb2OcN2NeMxs5922NcQbCg3BUWI3SzOdtcfjaZpVeDeAPcQIYuqw4Fr2uv2GfhrScYuWZTrugxtDjFiVTozd1nIXWA6PuhVdUEzCoyfPAwwp9Iviwairi3Lp1gKxo5Td43ZIlnIirxAM1fgXpQ6AQy7fNzY1vbFsODJl07wijUkAKedeFdUb8Sztk2HboQf0pXmAyYFAmByRz5zGmdhohASRhykLmHLDepd4vuGc9v0BcMdCLsdyTbDXhTT1vvahe22Rh7aS7q02sfjm4U1vUHwmORumsh7ocY91ANJDP2piJWyzz9CrdxDNvrcbQf3b8vjCfY3CtMRPUhDbbWKblUwsCFiXfhZcfy5Pw7FGbTrP4iJsyLzM6RuP1gWr0zzbGogJev7XJt9CWZmZnsYYyllj8

http://egdgtmxjoqe0.819oofgi.com/dzHUwxYQjQ-gi1P4Acq-Sf-qT-ur4Hg2FiVw6NKNyIF1jlfpMw5SnHB7I9ZzX_zoDWnVMPeVRbrgP3j-B2FFdbCED56AaZ-PexUHsn0ZIJ6f3E6SRMTFkFaEs7eGV1NZPh9pl6HvMB-G0C2QBKwr4A?sbb=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

http://ttb.mfyf42o8.com/download/request/.../xb9onqTr?__tc=1419644878.99&lpsl=df7bb6b5b36bc36ab9eb59b1177061dc&expire=1419731218&PubID=205635&slp=www.getfastsoft.com&ClickID=u4741667b549e0f4272098e8be9&fileName=Setup

http://www.downrapid.com/node/.../loader.exe

http://www.downswift.com/entry/.../index.html?offer_id=16526&aff_id=11156&transaction_id=b084e849-6f2b-4a43-b801-aba3e699fff6

http://www.yupdownload.com/trace?offer_id=16526&aff_id=11156

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