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setup.exe

Wizard

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.ss3xfgijf.com.
Publisher:
Video Plugin software SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
bd81c19860b6d87d802f95034a711d1c

SHA-1:
4567d6f9e8c7074f8c7c8394842d6d7fe5e14229

SHA-256:
82473be47edd2908b7dfb643a56d60eaebb4ac1b223ef370a2f89b7f71ee288c

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:
11/27/2024 1:41:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.VideoPluginsoftware.Bundler (M)
16.3.5.19

File size:
1.1 MB (1,122,216 bytes)

Product version:
1. 9. 8. 7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Wizard.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Video Plugin software SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/28/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/29/2015 8:59:59 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:
12/5/2014 9:09:53 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:vwf2I4NpQgnEqacGXJelvBdYcR7aStnRynmiKeR7LRk2:v82IenxWXJeBv17aSt6miKeR762

Entry address:
0x182E50

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, C0, 47, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, F8, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 75, 08, 18, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 40, 6E, 10, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9856  (probably packed)

Code size:
1 MB (1,081,344 bytes)

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

http://ttb.ss3xfgijf.com/download/request/.../ZvGlH2cO?__tc=1417786748.239&lpsl=61726bb625b906a67e6c9f29455c3dc8&expire=1417873145&PubID=338000&slp=www.thesoftwrer.com&ClickID=u3c3943575481b57255d937bf0e&fileName=Setup

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