home

setup.exe

taskhost

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 37 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.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
5e209be9458a7d5696490a3214086d1b

SHA-1:
380fe44bb9e4131348d670d19a2984ba81f24f8c

SHA-256:
415bce197f729fd2f47722194b9cb583f8aef95ad2bea383122a607ddfde45f2

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
11/7/2024 6:37:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
667

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.30

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.599480
7.11.198.180

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DC [Adw]
150319-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3145

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
1.0.20.490

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-34581
0.98/19865

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20534

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.54
9.0.1.098

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
8.15.04.08.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.U potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DriverUpd
4/8/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-a12b5690
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-08-04_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.49537
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of a20.tmp (Adware)
2015.7.11.21

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14496

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2015.04.08.08

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6801

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
16.0.0.294

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dlfurr
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
11.20150408

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.1219976
15.04.07.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.08.08

Quick Heal
PUA.DriveUpd.DC4
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.4.8.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15406

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.98

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
36340

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.29688
2.0.0.2024

File size:
1.2 MB (1,219,976 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 (Spain, International Sort)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 7:59:59 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:
1/6/2015 7:52:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:U/B+iHzb+oZtC7LRDtMMyoLpEpTZwub/7viLFQTj+zDBr:8k4m88LRDJEPVeLFQEVr

Entry address:
0x21576

Entry point:
E8, 5D, 81, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, F5, 26, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 24, 83, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 2F, 36, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 0C, 39, 4A, 00, E8, 8F, 2F, 00, 00, 68, B0, FC, 4A, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 04, 39, 4A, 00, E8, DE, 27, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03...
 
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Entropy:
7.4592

Code size:
230 KB (235,520 bytes)

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