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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 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.mfyf42o8.com.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
6ab8f6fe43f855c5d1bad5c3d0af803f

SHA-1:
43ec8f2f1d53b8c220e0e9d350b6e8d61e7d72e7

SHA-256:
ae4efc28da56651c50e314c9ccd9a23a894e8bcc472ab28bbf9f19cbe5d54147

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 11:23:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.VideoPlu.Bundler (M)
16.3.19.6

File size:
709.5 KB (726,520 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:
Video Plugin software SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/28/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
11/29/2015 5:29:59 AM

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 3:31:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:FigqIkHyLkIOeee+fAZwfqDPdM+UULoGTxOk82HmVJZP0V:Fik6yIVeSAZwCCDGTxOB2HEoV

Entry address:
0x10636

Entry point:
E8, 8A, 7E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 78, 1B, 00, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, 38, A7, 43, 00, E8, 99, 69, 00, 00, 33, C0, 33, F6, 39, 75, 08, 0F, 95, C0, 3B, C6, 75, 1D, E8, 9C, 64, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 56, 56, 56, 56, 56, E8, 0E, 1D, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 83, C8, FF, EB, 5F, E8, D4, 7E, 00, 00, 6A, 20, 5B, 03, C3, 50, 6A, 01, E8, DF, 7F, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 75, FC, E8, BD, 7E, 00, 00, 03, C3, 50, E8, 6A, 80, 00, 00, 59, 8B, F8, 8D, 45, 0C, 50, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, A5, 7E, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.6923

Code size:
150.5 KB (154,112 bytes)

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

http://ttb.mfyf42o8.com/download/request/.../eIpPwOPG?__tc=1419591526.273&lpsl=7c3edb60164a05813a402d9210976055&expire=1419677917&PubID=371826&slp=www.getfastsoft.com&ClickID=u01270fa55440c13b8eb51836ab&fileName=Setup

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