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setup.exe

Digital Plugin 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 Digital Plugin S.l has been detected as adware by 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp628.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Digital Plugin S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4faaeeb39f6d8d0842ea0e7176214ee4

SHA-1:
50f168568588402a5e11f1d3136ae400958b9caf

SHA-256:
ed5b775540ff310044f59f7f42cba5d25e34b4ee4e2366d81575fee2113c4de3

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage).

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/25/2024 5:03:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
835

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.23

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.px.4
7.11.180.208

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
141023-1

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRJ UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}
2014.0.4040

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
1.0.20.1480

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-9433
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.CrossRider.JSTE
19881

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32266
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
8.14.10.23.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-0b77e0af
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
11.2014-23-10_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Agent
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13741

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.23.08

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6969

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
15.0.0.888

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.deexje
0.28.2.62841

Norman
Malware
11.20141023

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.1120488
14.10.23.01

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DigitalPluginSl.F
14.10.23.8

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.QGOQPZC
37.0.11244

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

File size:
1.1 MB (1,120,488 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Digital Plugin S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/14/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Plugin S.l., O=Digital Plugin 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:
229111B20CCF13394E8E6CA9EAB4121F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/25/2014 12:19:37 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:AjmOYKa/TY9ZPFXntEi+m/ZWOLB28TS3985qEeP02wI:AqvkHZt7+mBWABf202z

Entry address:
0x4E06

Entry point:
E8, 29, 26, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, 96, 41, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, A8, 80, 41, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, 96, 41, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
60 KB (61,440 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp628.com/doYi88p1167Hwxzzy6b6bPayHZo1U_xafddn-lUCRVBI_LA_QWauM1q5Du9Kqai8gjqTj7dk9l6P5W36U51nBoXfWVxWG3iTM9Rq-RAQjF9Bc1TxtsFtsI5eN_FhQSmO?sbb=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

http://ttb.lpmxp638.com/download/request/.../xb9onqTr?__tc=1408978657.506&lpsl=63aeae37cb583fe61b8f8b9b39fe1c0e&expire=1409065089&tgu_src_lp_domain=www.dwnlultimate.com&ClickID=25384002701408978688&PubID=237975&fileName=Setup

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