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setup.exe

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 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.0j2fxpvon.com.
Publisher:
PLUGIN UPDATE S.L  (signed and verified)

MD5:
73403ff0075fd769df5b4fbd6c198a61

SHA-1:
51c32ee84749da57302e1d9d99951acfd8d5791a

SHA-256:
66768176b7b57b9360f992abe839377fce7459e631088e4f07bd448c5c1543b7

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:
12/23/2024 4:26:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PLUGINUP.Bundler (M)
16.3.13.15

File size:
543 KB (555,992 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PLUGIN UPDATE S.L

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 11:14:26 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 11:14:26 AM

Subject:
CN=PLUGIN UPDATE S.L, O=PLUGIN UPDATE S.L, L=GUIA DE ISORA, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
079EA58C1A6ED1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/1/2015 5:34:28 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gLuIc4IslQfZ+Py0w42yytoRFaO+TBPIWUpk75T:gLuKIuQfZ+PyZ4HTPaO+BIWUQ

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
B8, C0, AD, 5A, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, DA, FA, 69, C4, 2B, 0C, FD, 10, 21, B8, BE, BF, 26, D2, 10, 48, 75, 90, 9E, D5, E7, CE, 58, 7C, C1, 79, 6D, E9, 07, 0C, 44, EF, B3, 0A, C9, 36, 3B, 50, E9, B6, 06, 16, BF, 1C, 5B, 3A, 52, 49, D5, A6, F8, 41, D5, 4D, 5D, B2, 8E, CC, ED, 84, FB, F4, 22, F5, 0C, F2, B2, 8A, F9, 74, 4D, 82, CE, A5, 90, 4B, 23, AC, 29, 37, 56, 45, C3, BA, 0F, C2, 58, EB, 40, 29, F1, 71, E9...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1010.5 KB (1,034,752 bytes)

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

http://ttb.0j2fxpvon.com/download/request/.../4vEoIKcf?__tc=1428601343.256&lpsl=b69c0b30c5e663b5fb11e43f1d30e302&expire=1428169457&slp=www.nwfileds.com&pub_id=P11848081&ce_cid=lAorSaCbzWrNTjoQrWGiDWoLJoZb6hkzZNv_80CGI7roo1O8GHqQXM-KtLBnAAXNi9PWIAVOu8-_l1Js_FAfAVOAsJtOpHwblfRA1CWigVs0u70J7noBDPa314ntoqBI15wTZ5el_hHTJDMhLaAL1mH7YFjpgj7ZA1B6dM0Pl_42yOZrYj-hY0N2Ph7dewVDB3o31h3JQOSmlUVUHgNg7-FLx3exg_lu14x10soRAv9IJbczxdV1AbUSFzQwXQXA9ke5QT19vj4mcVHYYznakkaiPT8itGFKjl2s5BVzejJ6kSMDpenet66TRz2FSz-K2VOF4z8GjES3GVHqF8F2OWgRtZIOD6-D3YoXkCaRXN-zGzs5vZDoh0ELKLAYzogCPPK_daX4ZfGMRQtFI2x_Dy50crjOK5FyAOCqpLc22YxkiyGGAqY&fileName=Setup

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