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setup.exe

taskhost

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 36 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 www.whitecollarlink.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
taskhost

Version:
5. 4. 5. 4

MD5:
fa8eb5e44bef96ebb70c1a76a36f3b16

SHA-1:
4cddcc99134427553f3f8a545fda05f55c3af24a

SHA-256:
a585927fd867dc7eec3684fa8d3242c4acf8b8b2906b8e9835ff6297330f49c6

Scanner detections:
36 / 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 6:11:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
369

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.05.22

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SoftPulse.aone
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160201

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2847

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
1.0.20.160

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Multiplug-33061
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
22198

Dr.Web
Trojan.Domaiq.41
9.0.1.032

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
8.16.02.01.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
2/1/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-d4c3f6ba
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
11.2016-01-02_2

G Data
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.204.15985

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.728

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Plugin
v2016.02.01.10

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6503

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.AY
17.0.0.96

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dmgvqs
0.30.24.1636

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.494185
11.20160201

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.602632
15.05.21.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.01.10

Quick Heal
PUA.Pluginupda3.Gen
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUpdate.Bundler (M)
16.2.1.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.SoftPulse!6.19F0
23.00.65.16130

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.14

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.32

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.01

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SoftPulse
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.29688
2.0.0.2187

File size:
1.1 MB (1,200,136 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:
Plugin Update S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
10/8/2015 6:59:59 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:
1/4/2015 8:40:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:18vLvb1yMby1E51gyoMD/9+rSOPTW8prg:1WtbKELB6rhW8hg

Entry address:
0x21486

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, 2F, 36, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 8C, ED, 49, 00, E8, 8F, 2F, 00, 00, 68, FC, B0, 4A, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 84, ED, 49, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.4665

Code size:
230 KB (235,520 bytes)

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

http://www.whitecollarlink.com/f/us/.../index.php?sid=751&dv1=ad744-us&kw1=ad744-us-lm&uuid=0c045511-7874-42bc-4c37-0aa7888e6a1e&dv3=0c045511-7874-42bc-4c37-0aa7888e6a1e

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