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setup.exe

SetupWizard

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 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.zhnxai.com.
Publisher:
TODO: <Nombre de la compañía>  (signed by Plugin Update S.L.)

Product:
SetupWizard

Description:
Setup Wizard

Version:
3.4.5.2

MD5:
ccab7735db21078e3b2b14ca7faef231

SHA-1:
47b1beb1d92384de4fb146e434ca3c9e9971b76b

SHA-256:
3ba64294388162e2463e263f9800bef64028f3a03f339a1ae39d38d92795ba0d

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
11/6/2024 4:36:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
6100378

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/SoftPulse
2014.11.29

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-BE [PUP]
141130-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3268

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.SoftPulse
4.0.3.14126

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.165890
1.0.20.1700

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse-20
0.98/19741

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20223

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.R potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.165890
11.2014-06-12_7

G Data
Win32.Application.SoftPulse
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14239

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SmartSec
v2014.12.06.08

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.165890
15.0.0.1020

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DriverUpd.djmoky
0.28.6.63726

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165890
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.06.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PluginUpdateSL.F
14.12.6.20

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35224

File size:
990.3 KB (1,014,104 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.5.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
SetupWizard.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:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/8/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/9/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
11/27/2014 4:53:42 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:bLMoaD1TpxI7HKczk5998wdvwbVmwybcWKsLUr:M1TpOa599tvuToKwUr

Entry address:
0x118D6

Entry point:
B8, 90, 92, 57, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 67, 64, 61, 73, 64, 66, 74, 72, 68, 34, 00, 35, 15, 53, 25, 40, E9, 92, 3C, E3, E0, 33, 79, 1D, 25, 39, CA, 5E, FB, 4C, FA, 82, 61, CE, 80, E0, 3C, 9C, 42, B8, B1, C7, C6, 18, B0, 62, 59, AB, 53, 83, 4D, 14, E1, D2, 66, A7, CF, E4, EE, 42, 0F, 66, 65, 4F, E9, 91, 35, C4, B7, C4, D1, 5B, 20, B9, 1C, C5, D4, 0B, B3, BA, 9E, C0, FC, E2, F2, 4D, 4C, F0, ED, 3B, A6, 81, CB, 83, 8E, F4, BB, AE, AF, 5C, CF, 11, 3B, 65...
 
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Entropy:
7.9793  (probably packed)

Code size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

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

http://www.zhnxai.com/file.php?geo=GB&dv1=GB_a231_pc_2014-11-16-20&clickid=1416187991

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