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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 21 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.cepbgt.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
021af8b42a12dba46a71d3c3c89b2a59

SHA-1:
381acfaa3e3a8f424f12ac81a9d73e19649ac762

SHA-256:
d82c279acb9da5dd0e1289eb60e1ca509d4acffd74c0c56cb125c2dee406738f

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
11/6/2024 8:20:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
815

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.11.12

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

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

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3293

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
1.0.20.1575

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-72
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9039
9.0.1.05190

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

F-Prot
W32/A-3b323074
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-11-11_3

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13980

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.11.04

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6949

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.4
15.0.0.945

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dijqtn
0.28.6.62995

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.11.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.11.11.15

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
958.5 KB (981,456 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:
11/7/2014 9:27:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:y9+z4WWD6/G3a72nsZTHZROn7MjX/C++u0+jJhkCaP:y9+z4Witq7IGZRO7oXD0+1hwP

Entry address:
0x136F6

Entry point:
E8, BD, 79, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, C0, 10, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, 18, 49, 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:
7.3892

Code size:
172.5 KB (176,640 bytes)

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

http://www.cepbgt.com/file.php?geo=US&dv1=US_a208_pc_2014-11-07-20&clickid=1415405179

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