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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 24 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 www.zefmjp.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
90be8dded050a317f8394d96b47dc037

SHA-1:
2fdd5e3f2506550eed59bc60a46d3fa74cff08f2

SHA-256:
9423874a9596682e9662571d3b10e73cac13871cea23eeec2ae07617b202c31b

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
12/26/2024 4:17:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
5805142

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.11.20

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BB [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3285

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
1.0.20.1615

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-30659
0.98/19664

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SmApps.VIX
20133

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPulseENT.1
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10750

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/AntiAV.LGC!tr
11/19/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-19-11_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14071

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.19.02

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6941

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
15.0.0.969

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.divqcs
0.28.6.63474

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.19.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.11.19.14

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
935.5 KB (957,912 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 6:59:59 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:
11/14/2014 4:27:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:15Yr15f753d5QWIDz/Wz9NCyzHinLipNDJ5eoFb0OZ/WiGaks+HL63S27x4w:1yHv5Z+Wzv7AiBll0OBWi6si9Gp

Entry address:
0x136A6

Entry point:
E8, BD, 79, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, C0, 10, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, D8, 48, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, C2, 7B, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3936

Code size:
172.5 KB (176,640 bytes)

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

http://www.zefmjp.com/file.php?geo=MX&dv1=MX_a183_pc_2014-11-14-14&clickid=1415992428

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