setup.exe

Digital Plugin 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 Digital Plugin S.l has been detected as adware by 29 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 kyle.mxp2387.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
addd5d44825cd33a38b4ca483527ec99

SHA-1:
43d92bf79930aa44d5b883050dcf968085789d85

SHA-256:
83ab5a6cab9af14a839d376f9dfe8e8e4cc630d07aac8dd5f0bd517825fdfaeb

Scanner detections:
29 / 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 8:46:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.C
818

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.11.10

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen
7.11.183.214

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

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3296

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.C
1.0.20.1565

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-791796
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.W
20033

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.35292
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10695

F-Prot
W32/A-87364241
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
11.2014-09-11_1

G Data
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13943

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.11.09.11

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6952

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.939

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dewgcl
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.1344744
14.11.06.01

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSl.F
14.11.9.11

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.bROdPVC
37.0.11271

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12586
2.0.0.1977

File size:
1.3 MB (1,344,744 bytes)

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:
7/14/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin S.l., O=Digital Plugin 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:
229111B20CCF13394E8E6CA9EAB4121F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/11/2014 4:00:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tpyhP5RFFrSEyFPu8JR9ksaQFCLwbLflBP+:KyFPu8D9k5QELuLm

Entry address:
0x997F

Entry point:
E8, A9, 29, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 88, 11, 46, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 03, E8, 27, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, 1A, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, E8, 22, 46, 00, 01, 75, 16, 68, FC, 00, 00, 00, E8, 31, 00, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 27, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33...
 
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Entropy:
7.6715

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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