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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 40 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from s8.qiswcp.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
13172540e4be31f33d573a70691c6c91

SHA-1:
2edf55dd1c136349577784be612cba4dee6fa3a1

SHA-256:
9d70fa1eed29ef69162834ef77e3b88df88ce432223fe145c08e94475b107697

Scanner detections:
40 / 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:
11/6/2024 5:37:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.12414918
649

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.05

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
SoftPulse-EN [PUP]
150414-0

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2016.0.3127

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.15426

Bitdefender
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
1.0.20.580

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061
0.98/20027

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20282

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.33
9.0.1.0116

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.12418945
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.U potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/SoftPulse.R
4/26/2015

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

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.12418945
5.13.68

G Data
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.27.8

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14239

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2132

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.04.26.03

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
16.0.0.348

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djqtoc
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Trojan.Generic.12411251
11.20150426

nProtect
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
14.12.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.26.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM17.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.Pluginupda3.Gen
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Softpulse.Bundler
15.4.26.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Inject.gas!1075356141
23.00.65.15424

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9912

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047B01L914
7.2.116

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.26

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5064683
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.14
2.0.0.2003

File size:
854 KB (874,464 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 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:
12/23/2014 10:28:02 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LYq2/9nnr5cDNsOQfKJL9ki1arPvi/cjaBYfvn:kqaxyDC2JmSoPvikO8n

Entry address:
0x1C106

Entry point:
B8, 50, B3, 51, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, D3, 52, 71, 8F, 10, 9D, 74, 62, B3, 00, 4F, B3, 31, 3B, A4, B3, FF, 83, B1, 7C, C9, 27, 43, 69, 31, 69, D3, 9B, 84, 1F, 21, 69, 1A, 5F, C4, 59, CB, 02, C8, BB, D8, 58, 37, D8, AB, 3D, 05, B0, 37, 1B, 06, 03, FB, 17, BF, 49, 9E, B9, D4, 90, 50, 86, 9B, B4, A5, AA, 1A, A8, 1D, 63, 5E, D8, 62, 02, DC, 1B, 78, A8, DF, A7, EC, E3, E2, 0B, A7, 24, 07, B9, AB, D2, B2, 3B, 0D...
 
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Entropy:
7.9790

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
208 KB (212,992 bytes)

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

http://s8.qiswcp.com/file.php?geo=NL&dv1=NL_a129_pc_2014-12-23-08

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