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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 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.k6xjfgqv.com.
Publisher:
PLUGIN UPDATE S.L  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f2f9415a31d118fda678aa59b6a94ff9

SHA-1:
3ea35bc8c7039ec4c71aa4c02470c76309525fa0

SHA-256:
078b1e63ce6d38c0f7f311abf241c4e8fd86db603dc372a911c0cfc89e6dcb3b

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 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:
4/18/2025 2:41:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
16.7.21.12

File size:
546.5 KB (559,568 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PLUGIN UPDATE S.L

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 4:14:26 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 4:14:26 PM

Subject:
CN=PLUGIN UPDATE S.L, O=PLUGIN UPDATE S.L, L=GUIA DE ISORA, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
079EA58C1A6ED1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/6/2015 1:52:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:kz9oONBDVugl28m4NBY3B3UFaTO3G9iXbDky8GGsrVOUrtW9HmVvukN:HwGHF4jxsz9qbDky8GGsrVOUrEUvum

Entry address:
0x198630

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, EE, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
504 KB (516,096 bytes)

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

http://ttb.k6xjfgqv.com/download/request/.../4vEoIKcf?__tc=1428658631.251&lpsl=88ce2116afc0e6d2da40d38bf010fd98&expire=1428745112&slp=www.nwfileds.com&pub_id=P11850122&ce_cid=9aNuCb0lfoW5FintkrB1Ahw7_RZBK7A2izRqCQ24Ki5Aoizr2ECvDoKs80RZ5dbnPKQjSvjYVJq7JmsG7rcytxbo4YmV8T6uM-5LVw-FsQ60hGSGN21iTwMZon9fc2yqDW3YkkDy0cjpwu8MBDMXVoQTGXndu77CsRVMw3tP0B4YGVtEGkeaOdtFgxdsi-K2aQT-wLPwpdce15-C_DIa8uf8wtUM38w2AmfCnrgWAW84n3FQrVZHny1wiK0atF26BkteMCgC_7IE8CBZ2s3EYBtFkUE40CpWuS0MRNEuIUgKHIHsxyi_OitUprOoKydrR-2Ti-YrImWCgX0HpQWnqDPLzS7iqjMuAw5nEE1w0yzeuucThtShiRoupKmDGGqdMl5c-ppNTnSC8AmavgSKNtr6BfQMp-geZY2BzadwUbHFSFOipJoOT1uLQV1WdNK9SNY&fileName=Setup

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