setup.exe

Wizard

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.z48gyfom.com.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
ca1244a83ece35cb10c529dec06cf024

SHA-1:
31fa29d8d2e9f5e0636cdda704158d18d670a000

SHA-256:
368bc27e4f6545e9c51407a07a7fa045340712c349a44d844e86147cd3fcaa0e

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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 9:48:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.VideoPluginsoftware.Bundler (M)
16.3.7.5

File size:
1.1 MB (1,118,120 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

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/28/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/29/2015 2:59:59 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:
12/4/2014 4:33:24 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4pzaucfNArAjuzOc2X/7aMGutOMIymshUVgrWvfxkE6O:4pzjnMju39Mx8vyfhUVgRBO

Entry address:
0xCA76

Entry point:
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Code size:
144.5 KB (147,968 bytes)

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

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