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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.fowh56r36.com.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
030b76685bb55fcaf430ed6168db50a0

SHA-1:
30fd7a5475d408ac4419b445b211d57efc4e55f9

SHA-256:
6b06ee60b2c736721777586030cf7117fc6914071f46aa85a5eedc4700c87ab3

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/17/2025 5:52:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.VideoPlu.Bundler (M)
16.7.1.2

File size:
601 KB (615,424 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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Video Plugin software SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/28/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/29/2015 8:59:59 AM

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:
1/3/2015 1:53:11 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Hnp7MTrnNc4cMCEASQPCnXYjCsCutCfAIh+ww3d2:HpITTNcmkS0CnIjoNhat2

Entry address:
0xFEB6

Entry point:
B8, FC, E1, 4B, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 64, 76, 76, 73, 65, 65, 77, 62, 62, 72, 00, 52, 0C, A0, 00, 41, AC, 09, D1, BE, 7B, 47, 42, A2, 51, B6, EF, 45, A8, 40, DB, 66, D4, FA, D6, 42, 01, E3, 27, D7, D0, A5, 71, A3, CB, 33, 45, 0C, 74, FC, CC, 34, 05, 7D, 7E, 88, E8, 71, 5A, 5F, 5D, 97, 0B, 8C, CC, 20, 21, C1, A0, F5, 2A, 9B, D7, 5D, 2D, 12, A6, E8, 50, 06, AC, F2, 5D, A2, 1C, E1, 50, 7B, 8B, E1, 09, A6, ED, 17, 3B, 3C, 6F, E9, D1, C9, ED, C6, 09, F1...
 
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Entropy:
7.9646  (probably packed)

Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

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

http://ttb.fowh56r36.com/download/request/.../1Zta1UVW?__tc=1420373382.865&lpsl=042563a4045e1cc22fee907fa33e453a&expire=1420459771&PubID=366464&slp=www.csoftlistultimate.com&ClickID=21205369321420373370&fileName=Setup

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