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 ttb.v9u16jofy8.com.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
4d2396f791e9e046542dc73f27da0973

SHA-1:
376bda3601747be13942568728bbb6cb8a24c743

SHA-256:
a2c535c9f14fd87a8c24a772b71d2083db455cc1bb040a27a04c44abc8aea374

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
11/25/2024 3:59:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
6312867

Agnitum Outpost
Packed/PECompact
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.29

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.599480
7.11.198.100

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3247

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
1.0.20.1810

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-34581
0.98/19849

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20510

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.41
9.0.1.0365

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
14.0.0.2713

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Plugin
v2014.12.31.10

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6903

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
15.0.0.1086

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dlfurr
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.28.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.VideoPluginsoftwareSL.F
14.12.28.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.141226

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

File size:
588.5 KB (602,616 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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Video Plugin software SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/28/2015 9:59:59 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 9:41:44 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0XznQ+bCxWrUhLZvzC/igEhrNA9SNwyrYAmyhIna3PiGpYh7j7:FgIh0/iLhrekeKYAl4RN7

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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Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

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

http://ttb.v9u16jofy8.com/download/request/.../ZvGlH2cO?__tc=1419698404.231&lpsl=3416a7fc15ca6f5ae6bb26f3a0e51841&expire=1419784790&PubID=125524&slp=www.newfastsoft.com&ClickID=30150062171419698389&fileName=Setup

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