setup.exe

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

MD5:
b3c50e89abcfb68c37a2499ee5d4d02c

SHA-1:
4a648a61019453a525a8970a33a06a4130b4da8d

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:
11/23/2024 12:35:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.2.16

File size:
670.1 KB (686,144 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/14/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/15/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Video Plugin software SL, O=Video Plugin software SL, L=Guia de Isora, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
51093A5F034FCF193FD13CF183326CEC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2015 2:14:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1A3000

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8644

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
632 KB (647,168 bytes)

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

http://ttb.youfiletor.com/download/request/.../hsAeqTM8?__tc=1448628642.257&lpsl=26a8dea844cc4b277225cca5ebf17722&expire=1448714987&source=5319dd1150982de937007254&slp=www.ssapplicd.com&fileName=Setup

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