home

setup.exe

Wizard

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 39 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 f.professionaln.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard

Version:
1. 9. 8. 7

MD5:
29f6e2cf33ad532d6d74262e9ee41593

SHA-1:
46a1a898fae08869447717fb60a5a0726216f3c5

SHA-256:
e042fe6d2004c4c278a43e0336fa49aba3109bff5f5e4248b385f478a8016933

Scanner detections:
39 / 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:
11/7/2024 9:29:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.8
371

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2014.12.17

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-DC [Adw]
2014.9-160129

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRIxfX5QgQd5VE8VUYEVgQkcU4ETQYEP}
2017.0.2849

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.16129

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494201
1.0.20.145

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061
0.98/20280

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20252

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3, Trojan.DownLoader11.54695
9.0.1.029

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
8.16.01.29.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/SoftPulse.R
1/29/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-3f31f6a7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-29-01_6

G Data
Win32.Application.SoftPulse
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14354

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.742

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftPulse
v2016.01.29.01

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
5600.6505

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494201
17.0.0.87

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.dkklbf
0.28.6.64267

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.20
11.20160129

nProtect
Trojan.Agent.BGRP
14.12.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.29.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM17.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.DriveUpd.DC4
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.1.29.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Inject.gas!1075356141
23.00.65.16127

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
59

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9356

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047B01L914
7.2.29

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.29

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SoftPulse.Win32.14
2.0.0.2001

File size:
1.1 MB (1,144,848 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

Language:
Spagnolo (Spagna, ordinamento internazionale)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/8/2015 4:59:59 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:
12/19/2014 8:08:53 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jkP9YgDp9RgVyuYqNAPxz2Y6KLvOnR/jdMaI/VqcXXoXRgYNth7WFD1LgJu2uQte:jkvDp9aEvkpMasXXceQHSFD1LzXffBl

Entry address:
0x1C0E6

Entry point:
E8, 5D, 81, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, F5, 26, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 24, 83, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 6F, 35, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, B4, C8, 48, 00, E8, CE, 2E, 00, 00, 68, 58, 54, 49, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, AC, C8, 48, 00, E8, DE, 27, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03...
 
[+]

Code size:
208 KB (212,992 bytes)

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

http://f.professionaln.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=480&dv1=ad473-it&kw1=ad473-it-qyc&uuid=4581b94e-f64f-4ac6-51c3-1a596fbe6f6f&dv3=4581b94e-f64f-4ac6-51c3-1a596fbe6f6f

Remove setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.